Sports obituaries

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Pete Lammons, a TE who spent 6 of his 7 years in pro football with the New York Jets, died on 4/29 at age 77.

Drafted by the Jets in the 1966 AFL Draft after a college career at Texas, Lammons was part of the fabled Super Bowl 3 Jets Champions, and also appeared in 1 Pro Bowl. His career ended in 1972 with Green Bay.

Over his 7 seasons in the NFL and AFL, he only missed 3 gams.

Dave M.

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Jerry Burns, head coach of the Minnesota Vikings for 6 seasons, did on 5/12 at age 94.

Burns was the field boss for the Vikings from 1986-91, and took his team to the NFC playoffs in 3 straight seasons (1987-89).

Dave M.

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Eric Mobley, a reserve center who played for 3 seasons in the NBA during the mid-1990s, died on 6/2 at age 51.

A 1st round pick out of Pitt by the Bucks in the 1994 draft, Mobley played with Milwaukee in 1994-95 and then, after 5 games in the '95-'96 season, was dealt to the Vancouver Grizzlies, where he spent the rest of that campaign and then ended his career there after the 1996-97 season.

Dave M.

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Patrick Allen a CB whose entire NFL career (1984-90) was spent with the Houston Oilers, died on 6/21 at age 59.

He was drafted out of Utah State by the Oilers in the 4th round of the 1984 NFL Draft.

Dave M.