Sports obituaries

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Junior Coffey, a RB for 3 NFL teams over 5 seasons, died on 8/30 at age 79.

Playing his college ball with the Washington Huskies, Coffey was selected in both the 1965 NFL Draft (by Green Bay) and the 1965 AFL Draft (by Houston). He chose the Packers and was a member of their 1965 NFL Championship team.

When the 1966 season began, he was on the inaugural season roster of the Atlanta Falcons, starting in all 14 of their games in both 1966 and 1967. He didn't play in the NFL in '68, but began the 1969 season as a starter in all 6 games he played in for Atlanta before being dealt to the Giants, playing in 6 games there, not playing in the league in 1970, and finishing his playing career with the New Yorkers in 1971.

Dave M.

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Parys Haralson, a DE out of Tennessee who spent 9 seasons in the NFL with 2 different NFC teams, died on 9/13 at age 37.

A 5th round draft pick by the 49ers in 2006, Haralson was on the Niners roster through 2012, although he did not appear in a game that season. He then was dealt to the Saints, where he played for 2 years, retiring after the 2014 campaign.

In the 8 years in which he saw game action, he played in all 16 regular season contests 6 times, and missed only 1 game in 2010. He forced 3 fumbles by opponents in 2011.

Dave Miedema