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Former Green Bay Packers player, Tyrone Davis, died on October 2 at 50.
Davis played as a tight end for the team during a Super Bowl year. His death was announced by the team’s historian, who commemorated his accomplishments and acknowledged his impressive feat of having played 69 days during his active years. The released obituary reported his unexpected death as being an undisclosed illness.
Davis’ former fellow Green Bay Packers player Earl Dotson posted his condolences to Facebook following the tight end’s passing. “Rest Easy,” Dotson wrote, “This is difficult to post. Rest in paradise, teammate. This good man Tyrone Davis fought beside me on the NFL Green Bay Packers for years. Brother forever.”
Roman Oben, the NFL vice president of football development, took to Twitter following the announcement of Davis’ death “Rest In Peace, my fmr @FUMAPGFootball teammate. He was the best player on our team, full of 20+ D1 players. Great guy – @UVAFootball @nyjets @packers @NFLLegends,” He said, “Virginia mourns the loss of Tyrone Davis, who died unexpectedly at age 50,”
Davis’ funeral took place on October 8 in Halifax, Virginia.
Tyrone Davis was a tight end for the Packers for six seasons and was on the team for Super Bowl XXXII, where they played against the Denver Broncos. The fourth-round draft pick was a starter for 27 of his 69 games and caught a “
career-high seven TD passes in 1998 and then started 22 games over the next two years with 39 receptions,” The Virginia native also holds a record at the University of Virginia for the most touchdown catches at 28 catches.