Notable burials · Sports
American football players buried in Massachusetts
Wikidata records 50 football players as buried in 39 of the cemeteries we list in Massachusetts. Mount Auburn Cemetery in North Brighton holds the most, with 5. Massachusetts has the 10th highest count of any state, out of 1,537 nationally.
People with American football player among their recorded occupations.
50
football players
39
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in Massachusetts
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (7)
Map of cemeteries
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In order of death
American football players buried in Massachusetts
- George C. Adams1863-1900American football player and coachMount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, MA
- Robert Bacon1860-1919American diplomat, secretary of state, ambassador to France, etc.Mount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- William A. Brooks1864-1921American surgeonLinwood Cemetery, Haverhill, MA
- Walter Irving Badger1859-1926American football playerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- John Hallowell1878-1927American football playerMilton Cemetery, Milton, MA
- Robert Emmons1872-1928American football player and coach, yachtsman, and millionaireOak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, MA
- Franklin Morse1873-1929American football player and coachMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Arthur Joseph White1876-1929American football player, coach, physician, and hospital administratorSaint Josephs Cemetery, Oak Hill Park, MA
- Bert Waters1871-1930American football player and coachMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Arthur Cumnock1868-1930American football playerPittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
- Henry Hobbs1887-1931American football player and coachOak Knoll Cemetery, Palmer, MA
- Percy Langdon Wendell1889-1932American football player and coach, basketball coachForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Frank A. Mason1862-1940American football player and coachNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- Gerrish Newell1873-1941American football player and coachWalnut Hill Cemetery, West Newbury, MA
- Tommy Tomlin1894-1949Player of American FootballMount Feake Cemetery, Waltham, MA
- Bruno Haas1891-1952American baseball playerHope Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- Harry Agganis1929-1955American football and baseball playerPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- John Wells Farley1878-1959American football player and coachMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- James F. Duffy1892-1961American football coachSaint Josephs Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
- George A. Sawin1878-1961American football player, electrical engineerNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- J. A. Gammons1876-1963American football player and coachOak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- Sanford White1888-1964American football playerBeechwood Cemetery, Centerville, MA
- Henry A. Butova1925-1965American football coachSaint Michaels Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Hank Garrity1900-1972American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach, college athletics administratorHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- Eddie Anderson1900-1974American football player and coach, basketball coachSaint Stephen's Cemetery, Framingham Center, MA
- Elmer Burnham1894-1977American football player and coachMerrimack Cemetery, West Newbury, MA
- Wingate Rollins1894-1978American football player and coachMilton Cemetery, Milton, MA
- Tony Plansky1900-1979American football playerCollege Cemetery, Williamstown, MA
- Luke Urban1898-1980American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, Major League baseball playerNotre Dame Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- Frederic Cameron Church, Jr.1897-1983American businessmanLowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- George Kerr1919-1983American football player at Boston CollegeSaint Josephs Cemetery, Oak Hill Park, MA
- Pike Johnson1896-1985American football playerBelmont Cemetery, Watertown, MA
- Dave Morey1889-1986American football and baseball player and coachOak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, MA
- Pepper Constable1914-1986American football backOld North Cemetery, Nantucket, MA
- Joe Scibelli1939-1991American football playerSaint Michaels Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Jim Zyntell1910-1992GuardMount Benedict Cemetery, Brook Farm, MA
- Joe McKenney1905-1995American football player and coachHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- Lewis H. Elverson1912-1997American football coachProspect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, MA
- Endicott Peabody1920-1997American politicianGroton Cemetery, Groton, MA
- Gayton Salvucci1928-1998American football coachGate of Heaven Cemetery, East Longmeadow, MA
- John T. Connor1914-2000American businessman and government officialMosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, MA
- Mario Giannelli1920-2003American football playerWyoming Cemetery, Melrose, MA
- Steve Trapilo1964-2004American football playerMilton Cemetery, Milton, MA
- Jack Concannon1943-2005American football playerNew Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, MA
- Edward J. King1925-2006Governor of MassachusettsHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- Bucko Kilroy1921-2007American football playerMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- Bob Margarita1920-2008American football player and coachOak Grove Cemetery, Arlington, MA
- Joe Restic1926-2011American football player and coachSaint Marys Cemetery, Milford, MA
- Ron Brace1986-2016Player of American footballOak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Tom Yewcic1932-2020American football playerMount Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, MA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1900s1
- 1910s1
- 1920s6
- 1930s4
- 1940s3
- 1950s3
- 1960s5
- 1970s5
- 1980s6
- 1990s6
- 2000s7
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 50 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Mount Auburn Cemetery · North Brighton, MA5
- Milton Cemetery · Milton, MA3
- Holyhood Cemetery · Chestnut Hill, MA3
- Saint Josephs Cemetery · Oak Hill Park, MA2
- Newton Cemetery · Newton, MA2
- Saint Michaels Cemetery · Springfield, MA2
- Massachusetts National Cemetery · Pocasset, MA1
- Forest Hills Cemetery · Roslindale, MA1
- Linwood Cemetery · Haverhill, MA1
- Mount Benedict Cemetery · Brook Farm, MA1
- Pittsfield Cemetery · Pittsfield, MA1
- Oak Knoll Cemetery · Palmer, MA1
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery · Arlington, MA1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Falmouth, MA1
- Notre Dame Cemetery · Fall River, MA1
- Pine Grove Cemetery · Lynn, MA1
- Mount Feake Cemetery · Waltham, MA1
- Lowell Cemetery · Lowell, MA1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · New Bedford, MA1
- Wyoming Cemetery · Melrose, MA1
- Mount Wollaston Cemetery · Quincy, MA1
- Saint Marys Cemetery · Milford, MA1
- Hope Cemetery · Worcester, MA1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Arlington, MA1
- College Cemetery · Williamstown, MA1
Top 25 of 39 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Massachusetts
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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.