Name
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Born
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Died
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Age
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Team(s)
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Ralph Horween[1]
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August 3, 1896 Chicago, Illinois
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May 26, 1997 Charlottesville, Virginia
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100 years, 296 days
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Chicago Cardinals (1921–1923)
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Tom Dickinson[2]
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July 20, 1897 Detroit, Michigan
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October 29, 1999 Georgetown, Ohio
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102 years, 101 days
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Detroit Heralds (1920)
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Sam Dana[3][4]
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August 7, 1903 New York City, New York
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October 29, 2007 Kenmore, New York
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104 years, 83 days
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Hartford Blues (1926) New York Yankees (1928)
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Jim Woodruff[5][6]
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July 11, 1903 Nebraska
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November 21, 2007
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104 years, 133 days
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Chicago Cardinals (1926) Buffalo Bisons (1929)
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Johnny Kovatch[7]
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June 6, 1912 South Bend, Indiana
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October 11, 2013 Santa Barbara, California
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101 years, 127 days
|
Cleveland Rams (1938)
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Ace Parker[8][9]
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May 17, 1912 Portsmouth, Virginia
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November 6, 2013 Portsmouth, Virginia
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101 years, 173 days
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Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) Boston Yanks (1945) New York Yankees (1946)
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Fred Gloden[10]
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December 21, 1918 Dubuque, Iowa
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February 25, 2019 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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100 years, 66 days
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Philadelphia Eagles (1941) Miami Seahawks (1946)
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Cecil Souders[11]
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January 3, 1921 Bucyrus, Ohio
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August 30, 2021 Hilliard, Ohio
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100 years, 239 days
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Detroit Lions (1947–1949)
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Ken Casanega[12]
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February 18, 1921 Alameda County, California
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October 10, 2021 Medford, Oregon
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100 years, 234 days
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San Francisco 49ers (1946, 1948)
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Charley Trippi[13]
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December 14, 1921 Pittston, Pennsylvania
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October 19, 2022 Athens, Georgia
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100 years, 309 days
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Chicago Cardinals (1947–1955)
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