Larry Gordon (football player)

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Larry Gordon
Position (s):
Linebacker 		Jersey number (s):
50
born July 8, 1954 in Monroe , Louisiana
died on June 25, 1983 in Phoenix , Arizona
Career information
Active : 1976 - 1982
NFL Draft : 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th
College : Arizona State
Teams
Career statistics
Sacks     3
Interceptions     8th
Conquered Fumbles     10
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

Larry Wayne Gordon (* 8. July 1954 in Monroe , Louisiana ; † 25. June 1983 in Phoenix , Arizona ) was an American American football poker players on the position of the linebackers . He played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League (NFL) for seven years - until his death .

Life

Larry Gordon played college football at Arizona State University . For the Sun Devils , he scored 131 tackles in the 1974 season and 150 tackles in 1975. The Miami Dolphins selected Gordon in the 1976 NFL Draft as 17th player in the first round. In his first season he played all games as a starter from the start .

Gordon collapsed from a rare heart disease while jogging in the desert near Laveen , Arizona on June 25, 1983 , and died about an hour later in a Phoenix hospital. He left a wife and two children. Gordon's brother Ira Gordon also played in the NFL: six years as a guard for the San Diego Chargers .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ben Haber: ASU Football: 'Summer of Legends' No. 53 Larry Gordon. Current Sun Devil linebackers are held to lofty expectations, thanks to the foot prints left by number 53 and more. In: houseofsparky.com. House of Sparky - SB Nation, July 13, 2013, accessed on November 19, 2014 (English): “From then on, any conversation about ASU football started with Gordon being mentioned. In the 1974 season he accumulated 131 tackles, and followed it up by posting 150 tackles. "
  2. ↑ Lisa Twyman: A Roundup Of The Week June 20-26. In: SI Vault. July 4, 1983, p. 2 , archived from the original on December 3, 2012 ; Retrieved November 22, 2008 (English, last paragraph).
  3. ↑ Dolphin Linebacker Dies. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, July 27, 1983, retrieved on November 19, 2014 : “A relative who was following Gordon in a car when. The Saturday in the article was June 25, 1983.) he was stricken at about 6 PM Saturday rushed him to Jesse Owens Memorial Medical Center in Phoenix, where he was pronounced dead at 7:16 PM, authorities said. "
personal data
SURNAME Gordon, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gordon, Larry Wayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Monroe , Louisiana , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1983
Place of death Phoenix , Arizona , United States