Kurt Crain
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American football player and coach (1964–2012)
American football player
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | (1964年12月31日)December 31, 1964 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died: | April 10, 2012(2012年04月10日) (aged 47) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Memphis (1984–1985) Auburn (1986–1987) |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| NFL draft: | 1988: 6th round, 157th pick |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Kurt Bannon Crain (December 31, 1964 – April 10, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the University of Memphis and Auburn University. He went on to play two seasons in the NFL – one for the Houston Oilers, the other for the Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Oilers in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.[1] In 2008, he joined the coaching staff of the University of South Alabama.[2] [3]
Crain died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Spanish Fort, Alabama on April 10, 2012. He was 47.[2] [3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ex-Auburn star Kurt Crain found dead". ESPN. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Former Auburn All-American Kurt Crain Passes Away". WTVM. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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- 1964 births
- 2012 deaths
- All-American college football players
- American football linebackers
- Auburn Tigers football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Houston Oilers players
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- Players of American football from Baldwin County, Alabama
- Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
- South Alabama Jaguars football coaches
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
- Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama
- Suicides by firearm in Alabama
- 2012 suicides
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1960s birth stubs