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Charles Frederick Hughes (March 2, 1943 – October 24, 1971) was an American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1967 to 1971 with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions.
Oct 23, 2021 · Chuck Hughes was 28 years old that afternoon, a backup receiver for the Detroit Lions. On the surface he seemed as he was: an extraordinarily fit athlete, bulletproof, eager and...
Oct 24, 2021 · Chuck Hughes, 28, is dead. It is October 24, 1971. Fifty years ago this Sunday. Across more than 100 years of league play, he remains the only NFL player to die during a game. TSN ARCHIVES:...
Chuck Hughes, a 28-year-old wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, suddenly collapsed at the end of the fourth quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears in Detroit on Oct. 24, 1971....
Jun 24, 2020 · Unfortunately, in 1971 Detroit Lions receiver Chuck Hughes reminded football fans everywhere of one painful reality: NFL players, at the end of the day, are human beings.
Oct 21, 2021 · Detroit Lions' wide receiver Chuck Hughes lies on the field at Tiger Stadium, October 24, 1971 as Chicago Bears' Dick Butkus and two officials await assistance in the closing minutes of the an...
Oct 23, 2021 · Fifty years ago tomorrow, Lions receiver Chuck Hughes collapsed and died. The 28-year-old fell on the way back to the huddle after a play late in Detroit’s game against the Bears. Just a few plays earlier, Hughes had caught a 32-yard pass. Efforts to revive him on the field failed.
Dec 5, 2013 · Chuck Hughes will remain 28 years old and in the middle of a professional football career nobody could have predicted back home in Abilene, Texas. He will never get old.
Jan 3, 2023 · Detroit Lions WR Chuck Hughes is the only player to die during an NFL game: 1971 against the Chicago Bears at Tiger Stadium.
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