Notable burials · Sports
American football players buried in California
Wikidata records 154 football players as buried in 71 of the cemeteries we list in California. Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale holds the most, with 18. California has the highest count of any state, out of 1,537 nationally.
People with American football player among their recorded occupations.
154
football players
71
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in California
2010s
the decade with the most deaths (27)
Map of cemeteries
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Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Best documented
American football players buried in California
- John Wayne1907-1979American actorPacific View Memorial Park, Costa Mesa, CA
- Burt Reynolds1936-2018American actorHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Glenn Morris1912-1974American track and field athleteSkylawn Memorial Park, Highlands-Baywood Park, CA
- Woody Strode1914-1994American athlete and actorRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- 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
- Junior Seau1969-2012American football playerEternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, CA
- Al Davis1929-2011Former owner of the Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersChapel of the Chimes Cemetery, Union City, CA
- Amos Alonzo Stagg1862-1965American football player and coachPark View Cemetery, French Camp, CA
- 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
- Frank Moran1887-1967American boxer and actorHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Walt Barnes1918-1998American football player, actorLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Don Stansauk1925-2004American professional wrestler, actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- 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
- Dennis Green1949-2016American football coachSan Luis Rey Cemetery, Oceanside, CA
- Ronnie Hillman1991-2022American football playerInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- William R. Lyman1898-1972American football playerRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Kenny Washington1918-1971American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Les Richter1930-2010American football playerRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Dale Van Sickel1907-1977American football player, end, College Football Hall of Fame, stuntman, actorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Ricky Bell1955-1984Player of American footballInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Lawrence Phillips1975-2016Player of American and Canadian footballInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Don Heinrich1930-1992American football playerMadronia Cemetery, Saratoga, CA
- George Trafton1896-1971American gridiron football player and coachHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Harold Crisler1923-1987American football playerAlta Mesa Cemetery, Los Altos, CA
- William I. Traeger1880-1935American football player and coach, politicianAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Sid Gillman1911-2003American football player and coachHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Shelly Novack1944-1978American football player, actorHillside Memorial Park, Inglewood, CA
- Tom Fears1922-2000American football player and coachAscension Cemetery, Lake Forest, CA
- Jack Snow1943-2006American football playerAll Souls Cemetery, Lakewood, CA
- Monte Clark1937-2009American football player and coachKingsburg Cemetery, Kingsburg, CA
- John Roseboro1933-2002American baseball player and coachForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Chuck Dressen1898-1966American baseball player, coach, managerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Fred Naumetz1922-1998American football playerValley Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery, Westlake Village, CA
- Don Doll1926-2010American football player and coachFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Don Burroughs1931-2006American football playerBardsdale Cemetery, Fillmore, CA
- Lou Smyth1898-1964American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Duane Allen1937-2003American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Erny Pinckert1907-1977American football playerHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Rudy Bukich1930-2016American football playerMiramar National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Fred McNeill1952-2015American football playerHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Bob Chandler1949-1995American football playerRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Perry Schwartz1915-2001American football playerCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Dick Hoerner1922-2010American football playerRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Gordy Soltau1925-2014American football playerAlta Mesa Cemetery, Los Altos, CA
- Ron Jessie1948-2006American football playerHarbor Lawn-Mount Olive Memorial Park, Fountain Valley, CA
- Jon Baker1923-1992American football playerGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Bo Molenda1905-1986American football player and coachRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Roger Grove1908-1986American football playerRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Elvin Hutchison1912-2001American football officialRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Johnny Williams1927-2005American football playerPacific View Memorial Park, Costa Mesa, CA
- Eddie Erdelatz1913-1966American football player and coachHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- Ray Richards1906-1974American football player and coachFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- Charlie Powell1932-2014American multi-sport professional sportsmanCypress View Mausoleum, National City, CA
- Jim Musick1910-1992Player of American footballFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- Dana Carey1903-1976American football playerSunset View Cemetery, Kensington, CA
- Charley Malone1910-1992American football playerOak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, CA
- Eddie Forrest1921-2001Player of American footballGates of Heaven Cemetery, Cupertino, CA
- Charles Schultz1915-1989American football offensive tackleSan Carlos Cemetery, Monterey, CA
- Lawrence Kaarsberg1876-1943American baseball player and football player/coachSunrise Memorial Cemetery, Vallejo, CA
- Duffy Daugherty1915-1987American football player and coachCalvary Cemetery, Mission Canyon, CA
- Gaius Shaver1910-1998American football player and coachFallbrook Masonic Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA
- Marchmont Schwartz1909-1991American football player and coachQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, CA
- Jack Ellena1931-2012American football playerJanesville Cemetery, Janesville, CA
- Jerry Smith1930-2011American football player and coachDearborn Memorial Park, Poway, CA
- Chris Mims1970-2008American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Chuck Osborne1973-2012American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- John G. Griffith1880-1948American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coachForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Alfred Ellet Hitchner1882-1959American football player and coachForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Don Hill1904-1967American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Carl Jorgensen1911-1984American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Clare Randolph1907-1972American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Paul "Tank" Younger1928-2001American football playerInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Brady Keys1936-2017American football playerInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Chuck McMurtry1937-1984American football playerRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Ted Connolly1931-2014American football playerTulocay Cemetery, Napa, CA
- Tommy Code1873-1956American football player and coachCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Don McCallister1904-1977American footballRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Bill Stits1931-2011American football playerGreen Hills Memorial Park, Lomita, CA
- John Mohardt1898-1961American football and baseball playerFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Red Stacy1912-1998American football playerGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Paul Governali1921-1978American football player and coachHoly Cross Cemetery, National City, CA
- Bob Howard1944-2008Player of American footballGreenwood Cemetery, National City, CA
- Morley Drury1903-1989American football playerLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Ray Frankowski1919-2001Player of American footballRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Walt McPherson1916-2013American basketball coachOak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA
- Norm Standlee1919-1981American football playerOakmont Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill, CA
- Jim Martin1924-2002American football playerRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Frank McCormick1894-1976Player of American FootballRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Ray Montgomery1909-1966American football player, lineman, guard, actorSan Fernando Mission Cemetery, Santa Clarita, CA
- Adam Casad1878-1927American football playerSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Gerard Cowhig1921-1995American football playerSan Fernando Mission Cemetery, Santa Clarita, CA
- John Gordy1935-2009American football player, offensive linemanPacific View Memorial Park, Costa Mesa, CA
- Leon Bender1975-1998American football playerSinging Hills Memorial Park, Granite Hills, CA
- Slip Madigan1896-1966American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseballSaint Mary Cemetery, Piedmont, CA
- Danny Villanueva1937-2015American football playerConejo Mountain Memorial Park, Camarillo, CA
- Dave Strong1916-1993C. 1916Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, CA
- Sal Aunese1968-1989American football playerEternal Hills Memorial Park, Oceanside, CA
- Eugene W. Nixon1885-1969American football coachOak Park Cemetery, Claremont, CA
- Ray Wehba1916-2003American football playerAll Souls Cemetery, Lakewood, CA
- Frank Crider1907-1962American football coachFresno Memorial Gardens, West Park, CA
- Jim Vellone1944-1977Player of American footballQueen of Heaven Cemetery and Mortuary, Rowland Heights, CA
- Fox Stanton1874-1946American football coachPaso Robles District Cemetery, Paso Robles, CA
- Don Paul1925-2014American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- James E. Lawrence1882-1941American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Marger Apsit1909-1988American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- A. J. Sturzenegger1888-1949American football and baseball player and coachForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Charles F. Erb1902-1952American football player and coach, college athletics administratorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- George W. Dickerson1913-2002American football player and coachForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Marlin McKeever1940-2006Player of American footballHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Ike Lassiter1940-2015American football playerMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Ray Prim1906-1995American baseball playerCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Frederick A. Speik1882-1940American football player and coachSan Gabriel Cemetery, San Marino, CA
- Norm Verry1922-1961American football playerGreen Hills Memorial Park, Lomita, CA
- Joe Verducci1910-1964American football player, coach, college athletics administratorGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Caleb Bailey1898-1957United States Marine Corps generalFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Ed Beinor1917-1991American football playerEl Camino Memorial Park, Del Mar, CA
- Bud Kerr1916-1964American gridiron football playerGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Pete Schaffnit1903-1959American football playerUnion Cemetery, Bakersfield, CA
- Deacon Turner1955-2011American football playerUnion Cemetery, Bakersfield, CA
- B'Ho Kirkland1912-2004American football playerLone Tree Cemetery, Hayward, CA
- Benjamin Dibblee1876-1945American football player and coachMount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Anselmo, CA
- Herb Shoener1923-1985American football playerRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Earsell Mackbee1941-2009American football playerSacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon, CA
- Elmer Schaake1911-1966American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, baseball coachSkylawn Memorial Park, Highlands-Baywood Park, CA
- Leo Calland1901-1984American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administratorFairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary, Orange, CA
- Frank Souchak1915-2006Professional American football player, amateur golferSan Carlos Cemetery, Monterey, CA
- Ennio Arboit1916-1954American-football playerAll Souls Cemetery, Lakewood, CA
- John Miller1894-1971American football player, 1894-1971Perris Valley Cemetery, Perris, CA
- Mike Agee1938-1990American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Yreka, CA
- Paul Platz1920-1991American football player and coachDearborn Memorial Park, Poway, CA
- Victor Kelly1887-1958American-football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Lon Graf1896-1986American college football player and coachForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Keith Topping1912-1974American football playerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Mike McKeever1940-1967American football playerHoly Cross Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Charley Cowan1938-1998American football playerRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Lamar Allen1914-1989American football coachRose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery, Whittier, CA
- Stanley Borleske1888-1967American football player and coach, college athletics administratorBelmont Memorial Park, Fresno, CA
- Jesse Murdock1938-1965Player of American footballGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Cy Kasper1895-1991American football player and coachEl Camino Memorial Park, Del Mar, CA
- Hal Shoener1923-1983American football playerGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Spud Harder1906-1994American football and baseball coachSanta Barbara Cemetery, Montecito, CA
- Magnus Mainland1878-1959American-football playerSanta Barbara Cemetery, Montecito, CA
- Bill Dague1885-1963American football player and coachLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Walter Herreiddied 1941American-football player (-1941)Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- J. Wynn Fredericks1899-1981American football playerLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Loyd Arms1919-1999American football player and wrestlerRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Hilman Walker1912-1983American football player and coachOak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA
Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 154. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1920s1
- 1930s1
- 1940s8
- 1950s8
- 1960s21
- 1970s20
- 1980s19
- 1990s23
- 2000s25
- 2010s27
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 154 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Glendale, CA18
- Riverside National Cemetery · Riverside, CA10
- Rose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery · Whittier, CA7
- Golden Gate National Cemetery · San Bruno, CA6
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Inglewood, CA6
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Burbank, CA6
- Los Angeles National Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA5
- Inglewood Park Cemetery · Inglewood, CA5
- Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary · Orange, CA5
- Pacific View Memorial Park · Costa Mesa, CA4
- Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery · San Diego, CA3
- All Souls Cemetery · Lakewood, CA3
- Hillside Memorial Park · Inglewood, CA3
- Alta Mesa Cemetery · Los Altos, CA3
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery · Colma, CA2
- San Carlos Cemetery · Monterey, CA2
- Cypress Lawn Memorial Park · Colma, CA2
- Oak Hill Memorial Park · San Jose, CA2
- Green Hills Memorial Park · Lomita, CA2
- San Gabriel Cemetery · San Marino, CA2
- Eternal Hills Memorial Park · Oceanside, CA2
- El Camino Memorial Park · Del Mar, CA2
- Union Cemetery · Bakersfield, CA2
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery · Santa Clarita, CA2
- Dearborn Memorial Park · Poway, CA2
Top 25 of 71 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
More lists
Other notable burials in California
Actors3,238Writers and poets1,282Musicians and singers950World War II veterans454Business leaders340Painters, sculptors and photographers300Baseball players260World War I veterans207Scientists198Journalists189United States representatives172Medal of Honor recipients145Inventors and engineers131Architects114Physicians92Aviators and astronauts81American Civil War veterans78Korean War veterans73Spanish-American War veterans50Boxers48Basketball players46Governors35United States senators32Vietnam War veterans24Mexican-American War veterans18Nobel Prize laureates15
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.