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Tyrone Davis, the former Green Bay Packers tight end, died this month at the age of 50, theteam shared on Wednesday.
Anonline obituarysays Davis died on Oct. 2. Hesuccumbed to an undisclosed illness, according to sports reporter Jerry Ratcliffe.
While on the Packers, Davis started in 27 of 69 games, perSports Illustrated. He also helped the team punch their ticket to Super Bowl XXXII, where Green Bay lost to the Denver Broncos.
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Davis also played football at the University of Virginia as a wide receiver and still claims the school’s record for the most career touchdown catches with 28.
“Rest easy,” former Packers player Earl Dotson wrote in a post toFacebookafter Davis' death.
“This is difficult to post. Rest in paradise teammate,” Dotsonadded. “This good man Tyrone Davis fought beside me on the NFL Green Bay Packers for years. Brother forever.”
Davis leaves behind his mother and four children, his obituary says.
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“Rest In Peacemy fmr @FUMAPGFootballteammate,” NFL vice president of football development, Roman Oben, wrote on Twitter about Davis. “He was the best player on our team full of 20+ D1 players. Great guy 🙏🏿.”
source: people.com
