How about we honor Abner Haynes before the kickoff against SMU?

[greenjoe]

GREY EAGLE, Help me with this.  I understood that Richard Gill died after a procedure to repair some injury.  I didn't think the surgery was immediately after a game, as I took your post to suggest.  Again, I recall the procedure was a while after the injury and that he didn't recover from the anesthetic.  Please add to this and correct me where I'm wrong.  Joe

 

GO MEAN GREEN.

[Cerebus]

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Richard Gill #33
An all-conference linebacker for North Texas in 1968 and 1969, Gill was a popular and outspoken team leader. Playing alongside Hall of Fame teammate Joe Greene, Gill was part of the original “Mean Green” defense as it was nicknamed in the late 1960’s. Scheduled to return for his senior season in 1970, Gill met an untimely death when a blood clot reached his lungs following a routine surgery for a knee injury he suffered on the practice field. He was survived by his wife and son and a daughter, who was born after his death. In 1971, Gill was the first North Texas player to have his number retired.

Source: Legends of the Mean Green