Notable burials · Sports
American football players buried in Michigan
Wikidata records 54 football players as buried in 44 of the cemeteries we list in Michigan. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Farmington Hills holds the most, with 5. Michigan has the 9th highest count of any state, out of 1,537 nationally.
People with American football player among their recorded occupations.
54
football players
44
cemeteries
4%
of notable burials in Michigan
2010s
the decade with the most deaths (11)
Map of cemeteries
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In order of death
American football players buried in Michigan
- Cecil Gooding1883-1904American football playerForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Neil Snow1879-1914American football player and coachWoodmere Cemetery, Carleton, MI
- Otto Christ Carpell1889-1918Football player and pilotForest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI
- George Gipp1895-1920American football playerLakeview Cemetery, Laurium, MI
- Dwight Watson1873-1920American football player and coachLake View Cemetery, South Haven, MI
- William Henry Poole1876-1921American football player, ministerMount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- William J. Duff1856-1922American football playerLakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, MI
- Albert Walrath1885-1926American football and basketball coachOak Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, MI
- Thomas J. Riley1885-1928American football player and coach and attorneyHoly Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, MI
- Lowell Dana1891-1937American football player and coachOakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
- George M. Lawton1886-1941American football player and coachPine Lake Cemetery, Orchard Lake, MI
- Eben Wilson1869-1948American football player and coachForest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI
- Fred T. Murphy1872-1948Doctor; American football playerElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Harvey Long1906-1952American football playerLake View Cemetery, South Haven, MI
- Tod Rockwell1900-1952American football player and coachWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- James E. Duffy1867-1953American college football player and lawyerElm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, MI
- George Sweetland1872-1954American college football coach, college basketball coach, college athletics administratorConstantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, MI
- Hugh Blacklock1893-1954American football playerFairplains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Gus Dorais1891-1954American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coachHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Leo Draveling1907-1955American football playerLakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, MI
- Thomas A. Bogle, Jr.1890-1955American football player and coachForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Eugene Lipscomb1931-1963American football playerLincoln Memorial Park, Saint Clair Shores, MI
- Willie Heston1878-1963American football player and coach, lawyer, judgeMichigan Memorial Park Cemetery, Flat Rock, MI
- Don Ridler1907-1963American football playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Ray McLean1915-1964American football coachOakland Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Novi, MI
- John Perrin1898-1969American baseball playerLakeview Cemetery, Escanaba, MI
- Larry Marks1902-1974American football playerMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Fred Hendershot1895-1977American football player and coachMacon Cemetery, Tecumseh, MI
- Angus Goetz1897-1977American football player, orthopedic surgeonMount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Bert Noblet1897-1984Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, MI
- Herb Coleman1923-1985American football playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Bob Carey1930-1988American football playerBrookside Cemetery, Charlevoix, MI
- John Green1921-1989American football player, born 1921Copper Harbor Cemetery, Eagle River, MI
- Bennie Oosterbaan1906-1990American college football coach, college basketball coachOakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Jr.1899-1996American football player and coachPilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, MI
- Bill McElwain1903-1996American-football playerHighland View Cemetery, Big Rapids, MI
- Ed Skoronski1910-1996American football playerColoma Cemetery, Coloma, MI
- Tony Dauksza1912-1996American canoeistSaint Marys Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
- Dennis Fitzgerald1936-2001American football player and coachForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- John Regeczi1912-2003American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Muskegon, MI
- Harold Davis1934-2007American football and basketball playerWhite Chapel Cemetery, Troy, MI
- Al Dorow1929-2009American gridiron football playerImlay Cemetery, Imlay City, MI
- Brad Van Pelt1951-2009American football and baseball playerOak Hill Cemetery, Owosso, MI
- Vince Banonis1921-2010American football playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Norm Masters1933-2011American football playerHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- Lynn Chandnois1925-2011American football playerGreat Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, MI
- Al Brenner1947-2012American gridiron football playerUnion Cemetery, Berrien Springs, MI
- Darris McCord1933-2013Player of American footballAcacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, MI
- Sam Williams1931-2013American football player (defensive lineman)Fairview Cemetery, Mason, MI
- Danny Lewis1936-2015American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Norm Ellenberger1932-2015American football, basketball, and baseball player and coachWatersmeet Township Cemetery, Iron River, MI
- Mel Farr1944-2015Player of American footballWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Dan Currie1935-2017American football playerWestlawn Cemetery, North Branch, MI
- Bill Rademacher1942-2018American football player and coachRiverside Cemetery, Menominee, MI
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1900s1
- 1910s2
- 1920s6
- 1930s1
- 1940s3
- 1950s8
- 1960s5
- 1970s3
- 1980s4
- 1990s5
- 2000s5
- 2010s11
By recorded year of death, for the 54 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery · Farmington Hills, MI5
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Ann Arbor, MI3
- White Chapel Cemetery · Troy, MI2
- Lakeside Cemetery · Port Huron, MI2
- Lake View Cemetery · South Haven, MI2
- Forest Lawn Cemetery · Saginaw, MI2
- Great Lakes National Cemetery · Holly, MI1
- Elmwood Cemetery · Detroit, MI1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Ferndale, MI1
- Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery · Novi, MI1
- Copper Harbor Cemetery · Eagle River, MI1
- Mount Evergreen Cemetery · Jackson, MI1
- Constantine Township Cemetery · Constantine, MI1
- Riverside Cemetery · Menominee, MI1
- Oakwood Cemetery · Traverse City, MI1
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Hamtramck, MI1
- Elm Lawn Cemetery · Bay City, MI1
- Mountain Home Cemetery · Kalamazoo, MI1
- Woodmere Cemetery · Carleton, MI1
- Fernwood Cemetery · Gladstone, MI1
- Watersmeet Township Cemetery · Iron River, MI1
- Acacia Park Cemetery · Beverly Hills, MI1
- Coloma Cemetery · Coloma, MI1
- Highland View Cemetery · Big Rapids, MI1
- Pine Lake Cemetery · Orchard Lake, MI1
Top 25 of 44 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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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.