Notable burials · Sports
Where football players are buried
Wikidata records 1,537 football players as buried in 953 of the cemeteries we list, across 50 states. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, holds the most, with 47.
People with American football player among their recorded occupations.
1,537
football players
953
cemeteries
50
states
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (213)
Map of cemeteries
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Best documented
American football players and where they rest
- John Wayne1907-1979American actorPacific View Memorial Park, Costa Mesa, CA
- George Marshall1880-1959American army officer and statesmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Burt Reynolds1936-2018American actorHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Paul Robeson1898-1976American singer, actor, and political activistFerncliff Cemetery, Greenburgh, NY
- Johnny Unitas1933-2002American football playerDulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- Glenn Morris1912-1974American track and field athleteSkylawn Memorial Park, Highlands-Baywood Park, CA
- Woody Strode1914-1994American athlete and actorRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Bob Hayes1942-2002American football player and sprinterEdgewood Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
- Robert Bacon1860-1919American diplomat, secretary of state, ambassador to France, etc.Mount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Ray Barbuti1905-1988Athletics and American Football competitorSaint James Cemetery, Chatham, NY
- James Bausch1906-1974American athletics competitorCalvary Cemetery, Hot Springs, AR
- Josiah McCracken1874-1962American football player, athlete and professor of medicineWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Verne Gagne1926-2015American professional wrestler and football playerSaint Anne's Cemetery, Medina, MN
- Johnny Mack Brown1904-1974American football player and actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Merlin Olsen1940-2010American football player and actorSan Gabriel Cemetery, San Marino, CA
- Walter Camp1859-1925American football player and coach, college athletics administratorGrove Street Cemetery, New Haven, CT
- John Sherman Cooper1901-1991American politician, jurist, and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ernie Davis1939-1963American football playerWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- Sean Taylor1983-2007American football player, defensive back, safetyCaballero Rivero Woodlawn South Cemetery, The Crossings, FL
- Sammy Baugh1914-2008American football player, coachBelvieu Cemetery, Rotan, TX
- Don Hutson1913-1997American football player and coachFayette City Cemetery, Fayette, AL
- George Halas1895-1983American football player, coach, and team owner
- Lam Jones1958-2019American sprinter and football wide receiverTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Junior Seau1969-2012American football playerEternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, CA
- Don Shula1930-2020American football player and coachOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Doral, FL
- John DeWitt1881-1930American football player, track and field athleteRiegelsville Union Cemetery, Raubsville, PA
- Steve McNair1973-2009American football playerGriffith Cemetery, Prentiss, MS
- Paul Hornung1935-2020American football playerCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Bear Bryant1913-1983American college football coachElmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
- Paul Brown1908-1991American football coachRose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Massillon, OH
- Elmer Gedeon1917-1944United States Army Air Force Captain, Major League Baseball player, one of two MLB players killed in World War IIArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Al Davis1929-2011Former owner of the Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersChapel of the Chimes Cemetery, Union City, CA
- Blackjack Mulligan1942-2016American professional wrestler and American football playerFlorida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
- Edward J. King1925-2006Governor of MassachusettsHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- Frank Castleman1877-1946American hurdler and coachGreen Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
- Archibald Vincent Arnold1889-1973United States Army generalCalvary Cemetery, Collinsville, CT
- Bibb Graves1873-1942Governor of AlabamaGreenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL
- Pudge Heffelfinger1867-1954American football player and coachHawley Cemetery, Markham, TX
- Lyle Alzado1949-1992American professional football player and actorRiver View Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Ara Parseghian1923-2017American football player and coachCedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
- William Brockman Bankhead1874-1940American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, AL
- Ken Stabler1945-2015American football playerPine Rest Cemetery, Foley, AL
- John Matuszak1950-1989American actor and American football playerHoly Sepulcher Cemetery, South Milwaukee, WI
- Jovan Belcher1987-2012American football playerNorth Babylon Cemetery, North Babylon, NY
- Amos Alonzo Stagg1862-1965American football player and coachPark View Cemetery, French Camp, CA
- James Pierce1900-1983Actor, football player and coachForest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, IN
- Ron W. Miller1933-2019American football player, business executive, and film producerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Y. A. Tittle1926-2017American football playerAlta Mesa Cemetery, Los Altos, CA
- Cedric Benson1982-2019American football playerTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Gale Sayers1943-2020American professional football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, NE
- Garo Yepremian1944-2015American football playerThe Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, PA
- Henry Jordan1935-1977Player of American footballLa Belle Cemetery, Oconomowoc, WI
- Frank Moran1887-1967American boxer and actorHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Robert Halperin1908-1985Sailor and football playerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Chuck Noll1932-2014American football player and coachChrist Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, West View, PA
- Christie Benet1879-1951American politician, college football player and coachElmwood Cemetery, Columbia, SC
- Fritz Pollard1894-1986American football player and coachFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Walt Barnes1918-1998American football player, actorLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Willie Wood1936-2020American football safetyRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Harvey Martin1950-2001American football player and professional wrestlerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Paddy Driscoll1896-1968American baseball playerAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Pat Flaherty1897-1970American actor and baseball playerLong Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- Endicott Peabody1920-1997American politicianGroton Cemetery, Groton, MA
- Buck Buchanan1939-1992Player of American footballMount Moriah Cemetery, Grandview, MO
- Brian Piccolo1943-1970American football playerSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- Jackie Jensen1927-1982Baseball player and coachAmherst Cemetery, Amherst, VA
- Marion Motley1920-1999Player of American footballEvergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Bedford Heights, OH
- Bert Bell1895-1959American football player, coach, and executiveCalvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA
- Doug Atkins1930-2015Player of American footballRose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, TN
- Doggie Julian1901-1967American football, basketball, and baseball player and coachWyomissing Cemetery, Mohnton, PA
- Ray Flaherty1903-1994American football player and coachSaint Thomas Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Lou Groza1924-2000Player of American footballSunset Memorial Park Cemetery, North Olmsted, OH
- Don Stansauk1925-2004American professional wrestler, actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Jimmy Conzelman1898-1970American football player and coachCalvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
- Glenn Davis1924-2005American football player and Heisman Trophy winnerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Dudley DeGroot1899-1970American football, basketball, rugby union footballer, American football, basketball, and baseball coachMountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, CA
- Aaron Rosenberg1912-1979All-American college football player, film producerHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Bill Dudley1921-2010American football playerSpring Hill Cemetery, West Lynchburg, VA
- Joe Sewell1898-1990American baseball player and coachTuscaloosa Memorial Park, Holt, AL
- Don Chandler1934-2011American football player, placekicker, punterMemorial Park Cemetery, Broken Arrow, OK
- Howard Cassady1934-2019American football playerDublin Cemetery, Dublin, OH
- John T. Connor1914-2000American businessman and government officialMosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, MA
- Dennis Green1949-2016American football coachSan Luis Rey Cemetery, Oceanside, CA
- Ace Parker1912-2013American football and baseball player and coachOlive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth Heights, VA
- Bill George1929-1982American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Barrington, IL
- Joe Guyon1892-1971American football player and coach, baseball player and coachRest Haven Memorial Cemetery, Buechel, KY
- Weeb Ewbank1907-1998American football player, coach, and executive, basketball player and coachOxford Cemetery, Oxford, OH
- Walt Dropo1923-2010American baseball playerEvergreen Cemetery, Plainfield, CT
- Dutch Clark1906-1978American football player and coachLakeside Cemetery, Lincoln Park, CO
- Red Badgro1902-1998Player of American footballHillcrest Burial Park, Kent, WA
- Charley Trippi1921-2022American football playerEvergreen Memorial Park, Athens, GA
- Tuffy Leemans1912-1979Player of American footballGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Ronnie Hillman1991-2022American football playerInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Johnny Lattner1932-2016American football player, Heisman Trophy winnerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- William R. Lyman1898-1972American football playerRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Kenny Washington1918-1971American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Pat Summerall1930-2013American football player and television sportscasterDallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- George Shaw1933-1998American footballerMount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, OR
- Les Richter1930-2010American football playerRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Ray Perkins1941-2020American football playerTuscaloosa Memorial Park, Holt, AL
- Moose Krause1913-1992American football, basketball, and baseball playerCedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
- Wally Yonamine1925-2011American football running backDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Randy Johnson1944-2009American football playerHillside Cemetery, Cuero, TX
- Arnie Herber1910-1969American football playerFort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, WI
- George Gipp1895-1920American football playerLakeview Cemetery, Laurium, MI
- Gene Hickerson1935-2008Player of American footballElmhurst Park Cemetery, Avon Center, OH
- Lee Roy Selmon1954-2011American football playerTrice Hill Cemetery, Forest Park, OK
- Stan Jones1931-2010American football player and coachFraser Cemetery, Fraser, CO
- George Musso1910-2000Player of American footballSunset Hill Cemetery, Glen Carbon, IL
- Dale Van Sickel1907-1977American football player, end, College Football Hall of Fame, stuntman, actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Lou Creekmur1927-2009Player of American footballArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ricky Bell1955-1984Player of American footballInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Jerry Smith1943-1986Player of American footballGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Joe Gilliam1950-2000American football playerGreenwood Cemetery, Nashville, TN
- Art Rooney1901-1988American football player, executive, and ownerChrist Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, West View, PA
- Cliff Battles1910-1981American football and basketball player and coachParklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, North Bethesda, MD
- Lawrence Phillips1975-2016Player of American and Canadian footballInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Red Dunn1901-1957American football playerHoly Cross Cemetery, Wauwatosa, WI
- Benny Friedman1905-1982American football player, coach, and athletic administratorMount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, NY
- Jack Butler1927-2013American football playerCalvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Homestead, PA
- Everett J. Lake1871-1948Governor of ConnecticutCedar Hill Cemetery, Newington, CT
- Doc Blanchard1924-2009American football player and coachFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Charles Chadwick1874-1953American hammer thrower and shot putterDuck River Cemetery, Old Saybrook, CT
- Angelo Bertelli1921-1999College football player, professional football player, quarterback, All-American, Heisman Trophy winner, U.S. MarineImmaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair, NJ
- Bill Hewitt1909-1947American football playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Wyndmoor, PA
- Len Ford1926-1972American football playerLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Sid Luckman1916-1998American football playerMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Sam Francis1913-2002American football player and coach, shot putterSpringfield National Cemetery, Springfield, MO
- George Connor1925-2003American football playerAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Leon Hart1928-2002American football playerCedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
- Lionel Aldridge1941-1998American football playerWisconsin Memorial Park Cemetery, Butler, WI
- Ron Brace1986-2016Player of American footballOak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Sol Butler1895-1954American long jumper and player of American FootballMaple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS
- Eugene Mercer1888-1957American long jumper, decathlete and baseball playerBuckingham Friends Cemetery, Doylestown, PA
- Don Heinrich1930-1992American football playerMadronia Cemetery, Saratoga, CA
- Bob Fenimore1925-2010American football playerFairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, OK
- LaVern Dilweg1903-1968American football player, member of the United States House of RepresentativesFort Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, WI
- Bob Fitch1919-2003American athlete and coachValhalla Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, IN
- John Kimbrough1918-2006American politician and football playerWillow Cemetery, Haskell, TX
- Alan Ameche1933-1988American football playerCalvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA
- Neill Armstrong1926-2016American football player and coachMedlin Cemetery, Trophy Club, TX
- Jim Boeke1938-2014American football playerLocker Cemetery, San Saba, TX
- Charlie Conerly1921-1996American football playerOakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, MS
- Cecil Isbell1915-1985American football player and coachGrandview Cemetery, West Lafayette, IN
- Ward Lambert1888-1958American basketball player, coach, and administrator, baseball player and coach, American football playerGrandview Cemetery, West Lafayette, IN
- Tony Edward Jones Sr.1966-2021American football playerRose Hill Cemetery, Royston, GA
- Samuel A. Weiss1902-1977American politicianB'Nai Israel Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, PA
- Frank Gatski1921-2005American football playerWest Virginia National Cemetery, Grafton, WV
- Bobby Marshall1880-1958American football playerLakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
- David Arthur Brodie1867-1951Botanist and American football coachMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA
Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 1,537. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1880s1
- 1890s4
- 1900s8
- 1910s30
- 1920s38
- 1930s66
- 1940s98
- 1950s137
- 1960s184
- 1970s183
- 1980s170
- 1990s198
- 2000s213
- 2010s181
- 2020s25
By recorded year of death, for the 1,536 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA47
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Glendale, CA18
- Elmwood Cemetery · Birmingham, AL18
- Lakewood Cemetery · Minneapolis, MN13
- Fort Snelling National Cemetery · Richfield, MN12
- Riverside National Cemetery · Riverside, CA10
- West Point Cemetery · West Point, NY10
- Allegheny Cemetery · Bloomfield, PA9
- Restland Memorial Park · Richardson, TX9
- Tuscaloosa Memorial Park · Holt, AL9
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery · San Antonio, TX8
- Westview Cemetery · Atlanta, GA8
- Rose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery · Whittier, CA7
- Woodlawn Cemetery · The Bronx, NY7
- Crown Hill National Cemetery · Indianapolis, IN7
- U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery · Naval Academy, MD7
- Homewood Cemetery · Wilkinsburg, PA7
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Nashville, TN7
- Cedar Grove Cemetery · Notre Dame, IN7
- Memorial Park Cemetery · Edmond, OK7
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery · Silver Spring, MD6
- River View Cemetery · Portland, OR6
- Florida National Cemetery · Bushnell, FL6
- Long Island National Cemetery · Farmingdale, NY6
- Golden Gate National Cemetery · San Bruno, CA6
Top 25 of 953 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
By state
American football players by state
- Alabama61
- Arizona12
- Arkansas11
- California154
- Colorado10
- Connecticut19
- Delaware2
- District of Columbia3
- Florida27
- Georgia28
- Hawaii4
- Idaho8
- Illinois78
- Indiana44
- Iowa20
- Kansas26
- Kentucky23
- Louisiana19
- Maine6
- Maryland32
- Massachusetts50
- Michigan54
- Minnesota41
- Mississippi18
- Missouri26
- Montana6
- Nebraska14
- Nevada4
- New Hampshire5
- New Jersey26
- New Mexico6
- New York68
- North Carolina29
- North Dakota3
- Ohio82
- Oklahoma33
- Oregon22
- Pennsylvania113
- Rhode Island4
- South Carolina7
- South Dakota4
- Tennessee50
- Texas114
- Utah9
- Vermont5
- Virginia81
- Washington20
- West Virginia11
- Wisconsin40
- Wyoming5
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Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.