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This is a list of
National Football League players who lived to the age of 100. For other sportspeople who lived to be 100, see
List of centenarians (sportspeople) . For other lists of centenarians, see
Lists of centenarians .
List
Name
Born
Died
Age
Team(s)
Ralph Horween
[1]
August 3, 1896
Chicago, Illinois
May 26, 1997
Charlottesville, Virginia
100 years, 296 days
Chicago Cardinals (1921–1923)
Tom Dickinson
[2]
July 20, 1897
Detroit, Michigan
October 29, 1999
Georgetown, Ohio
102 years, 101 days
Detroit Heralds (1920)
Sam Dana
[3]
[4]
August 7, 1903
New York City, New York
October 29, 2007
Kenmore, New York
104 years, 83 days
Hartford Blues (1926)
New York Yankees (1928)
Jim Woodruff
[5]
[6]
July 11, 1903
Nebraska
November 21, 2007
104 years, 133 days
Chicago Cardinals (1926)
Buffalo Bisons (1929)
Johnny Kovatch
[7]
June 6, 1912
South Bend, Indiana
October 11, 2013
Santa Barbara, California
101 years, 127 days
Cleveland Rams (1938)
Ace Parker
[8]
[9]
May 17, 1912
Portsmouth, Virginia
November 6, 2013
Portsmouth, Virginia
101 years, 173 days
Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941)
Boston Yanks (1945)
New York Yankees (1946)
Fred Gloden
[10]
December 21, 1918
Dubuque, Iowa
February 25, 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
100 years, 66 days
Philadelphia Eagles (1941)
Miami Seahawks (1946)
Cecil Souders
[11]
January 3, 1921
Bucyrus, Ohio
August 30, 2021
Hilliard, Ohio
100 years, 239 days
Detroit Lions (1947–1949)
Ken Casanega
[12]
February 18, 1921
Alameda County, California
October 10, 2021
Medford, Oregon
100 years, 234 days
San Francisco 49ers (1946, 1948)
Charley Trippi
[13]
December 14, 1921
Pittston, Pennsylvania
October 19, 2022
Athens, Georgia
100 years, 309 days
Chicago Cardinals (1947–1955)
Disputed
References
^
"A League First: Former Player Turns 100 (Published 1996)" . The New York Times . August 4, 1996.
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"Tom Dickinson Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ Goldstein, Richard (November 1, 2007).
"Sam Dana, 104, Oldest Former N.F.L. Player, Is Dead (Published 2007)" . The New York Times .
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"Sam Salemi Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerw/wood05200.html
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"Jim Woodruff Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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"Johnny Kovatch Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^
"Ace Parker" . baseball-reference.com . Retrieved 8 April 2016 .
^
Goldstein, Richard (November 7, 2013).
"Ace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Famer From Leather-Helmet Days, Dies at 101" . New York Times . p. B18. Retrieved 1 May 2016 .
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"Fred Gloden Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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"Cecil Souders Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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"Ken Casanega Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^
"Charley Trippi Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^
"Merle Hunter Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
Notes
^ Merle Hunter was born in 1888 according to Pro-Football-Reference, but some other sources say he was born in 1898, which would make him 98 at the time of his death