Dean Prater
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born | September 28, 1958 Altus, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | March 14, 1996 (aged 37) Horseheads, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | S. H. Rider (Wichita Falls, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Oklahoma State | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 10th round, 271st overall pick | ||||||
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Troy Dean Prater (September 28, 1958 – March 14, 1996) was an American professional football player for the Buffalo Bills[1] and Kansas City Chiefs who played defensive end for seven seasons. Authorities said Prater slipped in the bath tub, suffered a severe blow to the head and was knocked unconscious. His body apparently plugged the drain, causing the tub to fill with water. He may have had an epileptic seizure and been knocked unconscious; his daughter has epilepsy.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pro Football -- Cincinnati Tax Gets NFL Support". Seattle Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Ex-OSU Football Player Prater Drowns | News OK". newsok.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
Categories:
- 1958 births
- 1996 deaths
- Sportspeople from Altus, Oklahoma
- Players of American football from Oklahoma
- American football defensive ends
- Oklahoma State Cowboys football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Deaths by drowning in New York (state)
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs