Notable burials · Sports
American football players buried in Maryland
Wikidata records 32 football players as buried in 13 of the cemeteries we list in Maryland. U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Naval Academy holds the most, with 7. Maryland has the 16th highest count of any state, out of 1,537 nationally.
People with American football player among their recorded occupations.
32
football players
13
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Maryland
1970s
the decade with the most deaths (8)
Map of cemeteries
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In order of death
American football players buried in Maryland
- Harry Benson1909-1943American football playerLoudon Park National Cemetery, Violetville, MD
- Frank Kenly1877-1944American football player and coachMount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
- John M. Cates1878-1955American football player and coachSaint Annes Cemetery, Annapolis, MD
- Stephen Barchet1901-1964American football player, naval officerU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Keith Molesworth1905-1966American football player and coachDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Gordon Locke1898-1969American football player and coach, lawyerParklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, North Bethesda, MD
- Red Kellett1909-1970American football player, coach executive; basketball player and coach, baseball playerDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD
- Len Ford1926-1972American football playerLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Don McCafferty1921-1974American football player and coachDulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- Lyman Perry1897-1975American football player, lineman, guard, U.S. Navy officerU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Burton Shipley1890-1976American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coachBaltimore National Cemetery, Ten Hills, MD
- Carl Butkus1922-1978American football playerGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Tuffy Leemans1912-1979Player of American footballGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Charles Fremont West1899-1979American athlete and physicianLincoln Memorial Cemetery, Silver Hill, MD
- Cliff Battles1910-1981American football and basketball player and coachParklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, North Bethesda, MD
- Jerry Smith1943-1986Player of American footballGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Fritz Pollard1894-1986American football player and coachFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Edgar Miller1901-1991American football player and coachU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Bill Pellington1927-1994American football playerDulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- Johnny Unitas1933-2002American football playerDulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Lutherville-Timonium, MD
- John Mellus1917-2005American football playerBaltimore National Cemetery, Ten Hills, MD
- Steve Belichick1919-2005American football player, coach, and scout, basketball coachU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Jim Castiglia1918-2007American baseball playerGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Al DeMao1920-2008American football playerGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Frank Gansz1938-2009American football coachU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Jim Podoley1933-2010American football playerFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Jack Cloud1925-2010American football player and coachU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Lloyd Colteryahn1931-2011American football playerFort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, MD
- Keion Carpenter1977-2016American football playerWoodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, MD
- Guy Prather1958-2016American football playerGate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD
- Joe Bellino1938-2019Player of American footballU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
- Roy Lester1923-2020American college and high school football coachRockville, Rockville, MD
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1940s2
- 1950s1
- 1960s3
- 1970s8
- 1980s3
- 1990s2
- 2000s6
- 2010s6
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 32 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery · Naval Academy, MD7
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery · Silver Spring, MD6
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens · Lutherville-Timonium, MD3
- Fort Lincoln Cemetery · Colmar Manor, MD3
- Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens · North Bethesda, MD2
- Baltimore National Cemetery · Ten Hills, MD2
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery · Silver Hill, MD2
- Druid Ridge Cemetery · Pikesville, MD2
- Loudon Park National Cemetery · Violetville, MD1
- Rockville · Rockville, MD1
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Frederick, MD1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Woodlawn, MD1
- Saint Annes Cemetery · Annapolis, MD1
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Other notable burials in Maryland
United States representatives131Writers and poets96World War II veterans90Baseball players67Scientists62American Civil War veterans61World War I veterans45United States senators43Business leaders40Physicians38Painters, sculptors and photographers36Journalists32Actors31Governors31Musicians and singers30Medal of Honor recipients28Inventors and engineers27Spanish-American War veterans20
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.