Notable burials · Sports
American football players buried in Illinois
Wikidata records 78 football players as buried in 48 of the cemeteries we list in Illinois. Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside holds the most, with 5. Illinois has the 6th highest count of any state, out of 1,537 nationally.
People with American football player among their recorded occupations.
78
football players
48
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Illinois
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (16)
Map of cemeteries
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In order of death
American football players buried in Illinois
- Curtis Redden1881-1919American football player and coachSpringhill Cemetery, Danville, IL
- Lawrence Markley1884-1920American college football playerRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Ben "Sport" Donnelly1869-1922American football player and coachOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Sid Gepford1895-1924American football playerHarristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL
- George Greenleaf1874-1936American football playerGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Jimmy Snyder1909-1939American race car driverCedar Park Cemetery, Calumet Park, IL
- Jimmy Johnson1879-1942Stockbridge-Munsee football player, coach and dentist.Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL
- Tony Butkovich1921-1945American football playerSaint Marys Cemetery, Canton, IL
- Clayton Teetzel1876-1948American football player and coach, basketball coach, track and field athlete and coachMount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Alfred Robertson1892-1948American football, basketball, and baseball playerParkview Cemetery, North Peoria, IL
- Robert M. Hale1895-1952American football player and coachMount Emblem Cemetery, Northlake, IL
- Arthur R. Hall1869-1955American football player and coachEast Lynn Cemetery, Hoopeston, IL
- Oliver D. Mann1877-1956American football player and coachSpringhill Cemetery, Danville, IL
- Roger Sherman1872-1957American football player and coach, judgeOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Dwight Stuessy1906-1957American basketball player-coachOakland Cemetery, Woodstock, IL
- Ed Kawal1909-1960American football playerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Frank Balasz1918-1962American football playerForest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL
- Bernie Masterson1911-1963American football player and coachAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- James Arthur Baird1877-1964American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach, track athletes, lawyer, judgeMoss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, IL
- Lester Belding1900-1965American football player and coachNaperville Cemetery, Naperville, IL
- Duke Slater1898-1966American football playerMount Glenwood Memory Gardens Cemetery South, Glenwood, IL
- Chick Jagade1926-1968American football playerAcacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norridge, IL
- Paddy Driscoll1896-1968American baseball playerAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Brian Piccolo1943-1970American football playerSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- Irl Tubbs1887-1970American football player and coachGalva Cemetery, Galva, IL
- Hank Bruder1907-1970American football playerLakeside Cemetery, Pekin, IL
- Dick Stahlman1902-1970Player of American FootballRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Bob Nowaskey1918-1971American football playerCalvary Cemetery, Woodstock, IL
- George Buchheit1898-1972American college basketball coach, college football coachOak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL
- Earl Britton1903-1973American football playerBluff City Cemetery, Elgin, IL
- Art Garvey1900-1973American football player
- Elmer Layden1903-1973American football player, coach, executiveCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- Edward Sternaman1895-1973American football player and coachMount Emblem Cemetery, Northlake, IL
- James Middleton Pyott1900-1974American football playerForest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL
- Joseph Plunkett1899-1975American football player and politicianQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- George Clark Moseley1894-1976American football playerLake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, IL
- Toimi Jarvi1920-1977American football playerMount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- J. Mayo Williams1894-1980American football player and coach, music producerBurr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
- Bill George1929-1982American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Barrington, IL
- Joe Zeller1908-1983American football playerSaint Casimir Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Jack Morton1922-1983American football playerSaint Joseph Cemetery, Manteno, IL
- George Halas1895-1983American football player, coach, and team owner
- Vince Oliver1915-1985American football playerSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- Gary Famiglietti1913-1986American football playerEden Memorial Park Cemetery, Schiller Park, IL
- Chester A. Chesney1916-1986American politician
- Bert Metzger1909-1986American football playerAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Bobby Walston1928-1987American football playerMount Emblem Cemetery, Northlake, IL
- Norman Barry1897-1988American football player and coachCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- Joey Sternaman1900-1988American football playerForest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL
- Joe Osmanski1917-1993American football playerMaryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Niles, IL
- John Chickerneo1917-1995American football playerFort Sheridan Post Cemetery, Lake Forest, IL
- Bob Reynolds1939-1996American football playerGlen Oak Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Bill Wightkin1927-1997American football playerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Robert Reitsch1906-1998American football playerGreenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL
- Sid Luckman1916-1998American football playerMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Hugh Gallarneau1917-1999Player of American footballRidgewood Memorial Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL
- George Musso1910-2000Player of American footballSunset Hill Cemetery, Glen Carbon, IL
- Irv Kupcinet1912-2003American newspaper columnist, television talk-show host, and a radio broadcast personalityMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Mario Tonelli1916-2003American football playerMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- George Connor1925-2003American football playerAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Jack Karwales1920-2004American football player and coachLithuanian National Cemetery, Justice, IL
- Todd Bell1958-2005American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL
- Stan Campbell1930-2005Collegiate and professional American football playerGreenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL
- Lee Artoe1917-2005American football playerMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Marshall Goldberg1917-2006American football playerBethel Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Darryl Stingley1951-2007American football playerGlen Oak Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Alex Agase1922-2007American football player and coach, college athletics administratorMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Herm Schneidman1913-2008American football playerCalvary Cemetery, Quincy, IL
- Jim Dooley1930-2008American football player and coachRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Vinnie Yablonski1923-2008American football playerNaperville Cemetery, Naperville, IL
- Chet Bulger1917-2009American NFL playerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Steve Reid1914-2009American football playerCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- Bob Jencks1941-2010American football playerHope Cemetery, Galesburg, IL
- Joe Krupa1933-2011American football playerResurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL
- Ted Lapka1920-2011American football playerResurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL
- Doug Buffone1944-2015American football playerGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Johnny Lattner1932-2016American football player, Heisman Trophy winnerQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Gloster Richardson1942-2020American football playerOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1910s1
- 1920s3
- 1930s2
- 1940s4
- 1950s5
- 1960s8
- 1970s14
- 1980s12
- 1990s7
- 2000s16
- 2010s5
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 78 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery · Hillside, IL5
- Memorial Park Cemetery · Skokie, IL5
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Des Plaines, IL4
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums · Niles, IL3
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery · Evanston, IL3
- Forest Home Cemetery · Forest Park, IL3
- Rosehill Cemetery · Chicago, IL3
- Oakwoods Cemetery · Chicago, IL3
- Mount Emblem Cemetery · Northlake, IL3
- Graceland Cemetery · Chicago, IL2
- Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums · Evergreen Park, IL2
- Resurrection Cemetery · Justice, IL2
- Glen Oak Cemetery · Hillside, IL2
- Naperville Cemetery · Naperville, IL2
- Greenwood Cemetery · Rockford, IL2
- Springhill Cemetery · Danville, IL2
- Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery · Lake Forest, IL1
- Oak Ridge Cemetery · Springfield, IL1
- Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens Cemetery South · Glenwood, IL1
- Lithuanian National Cemetery · Justice, IL1
- Bethel Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Lincoln Cemetery · Blue Island, IL1
- Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Niles, IL1
- Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum · Norridge, IL1
Top 25 of 48 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Illinois
Business leaders265United States representatives260Writers and poets238Baseball players201Musicians and singers191Journalists129Painters, sculptors and photographers94Physicians93American Civil War veterans88Actors80Architects74World War II veterans71World War I veterans70Scientists66Medal of Honor recipients57Inventors and engineers55Basketball players51Governors31United States senators25
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.