American football players buried in Texas
Wikidata records 114 football players as buried in 62 of the cemeteries we list in Texas. Restland Memorial Park in Richardson holds the most, with 9. Texas has the 2nd highest count of any state, out of 1,537 nationally.
People with American football player among their recorded occupations.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
American football players buried in Texas
- Ormond Simkins1879-1921American football playerGreenwood Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Joe Cusack1868-1930American football playerFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Mule Wilson1901-1937American football playerOakwood Cemetery, Honey Grove, TX
- Napoleon Riley1881-1941American football player, army officerFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Roswell G. Higginbotham1898-1943American football and baseball player and coachWest Hill Cemetery, Sherman, TX
- Arthur Bell Hays1882-1944American sports coachLlano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
- R. N. Watts1873-1945American football and baseball coach, college athletics administratorHillcrest Cemetery, Temple, TX
- Jack Lummus1915-1945United States Marine Corps officerTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Fred Cahoon1876-1945American football, basketball, and baseball coachMount Olivet Cemetery, Haltom City, TX
- Stan Mauldin1920-1948American football playerLlano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
- Vernon Martin1920-1949American gridiron football playerLlano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
- Will Hill Acker1899-1951American football player and coachRosemound Cemetery, Commerce, TX
- James Kitts1900-1952American football and basketball coachForest Lawn Cemetery, Farmers Branch, TX
- Ewing Y. Freeland1887-1953American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coachGreenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, TX
- H. W. South1877-1954American football coach and educatorCity of Laredo Cemetary, Laredo, TX
- Pudge Heffelfinger1867-1954American football player and coachHawley Cemetery, Markham, TX
- Max D. Gilfillan1894-1954American football coach and college athletics administratorRose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, TX
- Ralph Kinney1881-1956American football playerMagnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX
- Stu Clarkson1919-1957American football playerSeaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, TX
- C. C. Countess1885-1960American college football player (1885-1960North Belton Cemetery, Belton, TX
- Willis T. Stewart1887-1960American football playerOak Grove Cemetery, Graham, TX
- Alpha Brummage1880-1963American football player and coach, basketball coachRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Jules V. Sikes1904-1964American football, basketball, and baseball player and coachMount Carmel Cemetery, Wolfe City, TX
- J. Burton Rix1882-1964American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball, college athletics administratorSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Basil Wilkerson1907-1967American football playerSunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, TX
- Gene Berry1891-1968American football player and collegiate athletics coachOakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, TX
- Bill Jamesdied 1969American football player and coachGarden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, TX
- Puny Wilson1899-1969American football player and coach, basketball coachTyler Memorial Cemetery, Tyler, TX
- Johnny Clement1919-1969American football playerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Sully Montgomery1901-1970American football playerMount Olivet Cemetery, Haltom City, TX
- Ted D. Hackney1888-1971American football and basketball coachOakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX
- Choc Sanders1900-1972American-football playerPecan Cemetery, Dublin, TX
- Russ Blailock1902-1972Player of American FootballRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Dewey Mayhew1898-1974American football coachCalvary Cemetery, Marlin, TX
- Mike Brumbelow1906-1977American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, college athletics administratorFort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Oscar W. Strahan1891-1978American sports coach and administratorSan Marcos City Cemetery, San Marcos, TX
- Eck Curtis1902-1978American football player and coachElmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, TX
- Raymond Wolf1904-1979American college football player, college football coach, college athletic directorOak Grove Cemetery, Graham, TX
- Jesse Claude Wetsel1910-1980American football playerSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Neil Edmond1891-1981American football playerOakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX
- Jack Sisco1904-1983American football officialOakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, TX
- Buddy Fornes1931-1983American football coachElmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, TX
- A. B. Morris1900-1983American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player, college athletics administratorElmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, TX
- William V. Rattan1890-1985American-football player (1890-)Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Bobby Dobbs1922-1986American football player and coach, Canadian football coachFort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX
- Olie Cordill1916-1988American football playerFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Ed Robnett1920-1990American football playerEvergreen Cemetery, Stanton, TX
- Windy Nicklaus1904-1991American football player and coachLlano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
- Hugh Devore1910-1992American football player and coachMemorial Oaks Cemetery, Mission Bend, TX
- Byron Rhome1906-1992American sports coach and college athletics administratorLaurel Land Memorial Park, Duncanville, TX
- Walt Rankin1919-1993American football playerColorado City Cemetery, Colorado City, TX
- Mike Dowdle1937-1993American football playerOak Grove Cemetery, Graham, TX
- William A. McElreath1915-1993American football coach and administratorFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Cloyce Box1923-1993American football playerSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Lee Roy Caffey1941-1994American football playerSalty Cemetery, Thorndale, TX
- John Ayers1953-1995American football playerDreamland Cemetery, Canyon, TX
- Gil Steinke1919-1995American football playerMasonic Cemetery, Caldwell, TX
- Jack Haden1914-1996American gridiron football playerSunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, TX
- Johnny Hall1916-1996American football playerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Gene Cheever1928-1997American-football playerRoselawn Cemetery, McAllen, TX
- Ray Poage1940-1997American football playerMemorial Oaks Cemetery, Mission Bend, TX
- Cullen Rogers1921-1997American football playerCalvary Cemetery, Marlin, TX
- Ken Cooper1923-1997Player of American footballFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Tom Franckhauser1937-1997American football player, cornerbackSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- Weldon Humble1921-1998American football playerMemorial Oaks Cemetery, Mission Bend, TX
- Lou Rymkus1919-1998American football player and coachSan Felipe de Austin Cemetery, Sealy, TX
- Mike Campbell1922-1998American football player and coachAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Bob Wilson1913-1999American football playerOakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, TX
- Primo Miller1915-1999American football playerRoselawn Park Cemetery, Palestine, TX
- Steve Ramsey1948-1999American football playerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Jim Winkler1927-2001American football playerMoody-Leon Cemetery, Moody, TX
- Harvey Martin1950-2001American football player and professional wrestlerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Jack Wilson1917-2001American football halfbackSparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX
- John Symank1935-2002American football player, coachMasonic Cemetery, Caldwell, TX
- Cliff Patton1923-2002American football playerOakwood Cemetery, Comanche, TX
- Hal Prescott1920-2002American football playerOakwood Cemetery, Cisco, TX
- Bob Harrell1915-2002American football player and coachDallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Bones Weatherly1928-2004American football playerHillside Cemetery, Cuero, TX
- Bert Clark1930-2004American and Canadian football player and coachSacred Heart Cemetery, Wichita Falls, TX
- Paul Pierce1914-2004American football player and coachElm Grove Cemetery, Alpine, TX
- Malcolm Kutner1921-2005American football playerDallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Gene Offield1927-2005American football player and coachFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- John Kimbrough1918-2006American politician and football playerWillow Cemetery, Haskell, TX
- Bud McFadin1928-2006American football playerColorado City Cemetery, Colorado City, TX
- Kent Ryan1915-2006American football playerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- John Atwood1923-2008American football playerMemorial Oaks Cemetery, Mission Bend, TX
- Sammy Baugh1914-2008American football player, coachBelvieu Cemetery, Rotan, TX
- Cotton Price1918-2008American football playerSunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, TX
- Sherrill Headrick1937-2008American football playerMount Olivet Cemetery, Haltom City, TX
- Charles Barnard1915-2008American football playerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Randy Johnson1944-2009American football playerHillside Cemetery, Cuero, TX
- Derrell Palmer1922-2009Player of American footballRosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, TX
- Doc Blanchard1924-2009American football player and coachFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
- Marv Brown1930-2009American football playerHouston National Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Daryl Hunt1956-2010American football playerSunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, TX
- Leon Manley1926-2010American football playerCook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery, Pflugerville, TX
- Willie Zapalac1920-2010American football coachAustin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Bill Groce1936-2012American football player and coachRosehill Cemetery, Pittsburg, TX
- Darrell Royal1924-2012American college football player, college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame memberTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Billy Cross1929-2013American football playerLlano Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
- Pat Summerall1930-2013American football player and television sportscasterDallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Hamilton Nichols1924-2013American football playerForest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
- Jim Boeke1938-2014American football playerLocker Cemetery, San Saba, TX
- Dennis Biodrowski1940-2014American football playerRose Hill Memorial Park, Pantego, TX
- Joe James1934-2015American football coachHurst Ranch Cemetery, Goldthwaite, TX
- Mike Gaechter1940-2015American football playerRestland Memorial Park, Richardson, TX
- Neill Armstrong1926-2016American football player and coachMedlin Cemetery, Trophy Club, TX
- Royce Womble1931-2016American football playerDallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX
- Willie Townes1943-2017American football playerLaurel Land Memorial Park, Duncanville, TX
- Ernest Hawkins1926-2018American football coachRosemound Cemetery, Commerce, TX
- George Andrie1940-2018American football playerOakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX
- Cedric Benson1982-2019American football playerTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Lam Jones1958-2019American sprinter and football wide receiverTexas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
- Charlie Milstead1937-2022American football playerMemorial Oaks Cemetery, Mission Bend, TX
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1920s1
- 1930s2
- 1940s8
- 1950s8
- 1960s10
- 1970s9
- 1980s8
- 1990s24
- 2000s24
- 2010s19
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 114 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Restland Memorial Park · Richardson, TX9
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery · San Antonio, TX8
- Llano Cemetery · Amarillo, TX5
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery · Mission Bend, TX5
- Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park · Dallas, TX5
- Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery · Dallas, TX4
- Texas State Cemetery · Austin, TX4
- Sunset Memorial Gardens · Odessa, TX4
- Elmwood Memorial Park · Abilene, TX3
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Haltom City, TX3
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Graham, TX3
- Fort Bliss National Cemetery · El Paso, TX2
- Austin Memorial Park Cemetery · Austin, TX2
- Laurel Land Memorial Park · Duncanville, TX2
- Oakwood Cemetery · Corsicana, TX2
- Oakwood Cemetery · Waco, TX2
- Rosemound Cemetery · Commerce, TX2
- Calvary Cemetery · Marlin, TX2
- Hillside Cemetery · Cuero, TX2
- Masonic Cemetery · Caldwell, TX2
- Colorado City Cemetery · Colorado City, TX2
- Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home & Cemetery · Pflugerville, TX1
- Houston National Cemetery · Houston, TX1
- City of Laredo Cemetary · Laredo, TX1
- San Marcos City Cemetery · San Marcos, TX1
Top 25 of 62 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
Other notable burials in Texas
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.