John Butler Chargers General Manager Died of Lymphoma April 11, 2003		Sid Gillman Chargers First Head Coach Died of poor health at age 91 January 3, 2003
	Rodney Culver Chargers Running Back Died in ValueJet Flt 592 plane crash May 11, 1996		David Griggs Chargers Linebacker Died in car wreck June 19, 1995
	Ernie Ladd Chargers Defensive Tackle                     Died of Cancer March 11, 2007		Ernie Wright Chargers Tackle Died of Cancer March 21, 2007
	Sid Brooks Chargers Equipment Mgr for 27 years Died of Accidental Fall April 14, 2007		Eugene Klein Chargers Owner 1966-84 Died of poor health March 12, 1990

ORIGINAL AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM MEMBERS*

Ralph Anderson - WR - 1960 - d. 11/27/1960
Scott Appleton - DT - 1967-68  - d. 3/2/1992  
 Hubert Bobo - LB - 1960  - d. 9/1/99   
    Bob Briggs - DT - 1967-69  - d. 5/5/1997
 Frank Buncom - LB - 1962-67  - d. 9/21/1969   
  Reggie Carolan - TE - 1962-63  - d. 1/1983
 Dick Chorovich - T - 1960-61  - d. 7/15/1997
 Bobby Clatterbuck - QB - 1960  - d. 10/7/2004 
 Doug Cline - LB - 1966  - d. 10/10/1995  
  Curtis Jones - DB - 1968  - d. 7/26/1998
 Emil Karas - LB - 1960-64, 1966  - d. 1974  
 Ernie Ladd - DT - 1961-65  - d. 3/10/2007
Bob Laraba - LB/QB - 1960-61  - d. 2/16/1962 
 Rommie Loudd - LB - 1960  - d. 5/9/1998
 Jacque Mackinnon - TE/RB - 1960-69  - d. 3/6/1975 
Charlie McNeil - DB - 1960-64  - d. 1/7/1994
  Bob Mitinger - LB - 1962-68  - d. 9/25/2004 
 Ron Nery - DE - 1960-62  - d. 4/2/2002
 Don Norton - WR - 1960-66  - d. 6/23/1997
Sherman Plunkett - T - 1961-1962  - d. 11/18/1989 
Tobin Rote - QB - 1963-64  - d. 6/27/2000    
Bo Roberson - FL - 1961  - d. 4/15/2001  
  Maury Schleicher - LB-DE - 1960-62  - d. 4/15/2004  
  Jim Sears - DB - 1960  - d. 1/4/2002
 Russ Smith - RB - 1967-69  - d. 4/1/2001 
 Jim Warren - DB - 1964-65  - d. 8/9/2006   
 Bob Wells - OT - 1968-69  - d. 8/7/1994   
 Ernie Wright - OT - 1960-67  - d. 3/20/2007
Sid Gillman - HC - 1960-1969  - d. 1/3/2003
Gene Klein - Owner - 1965-1984  - d. 3/12/1990 

*Source and thanks to www.remembertheafl.com  

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