Was Howard Glenn, guard on the AFL New York Titans in 1960, the last AFL or NFL football player to die as a result of on-field injury? I do not include any player who died several years later from brain trauma via multiple concussions.

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Howard Glenn

Howard Earl Glenn (September 26, 1934 - October 9, 1960) was an American football player in the American Football League (AFL), the ONLY AFL player to die from injuries sustained in a regular season football game.[1]

Glenn was born in Vancouver, Washington and played high school football in Louisville, Kentucky.[2][3] He played college football at Linfield College, where he was a tight end. In 1956, he caught a 75-yard touchdown pass and was named to the all-Northwest Conference team in 1957.[4][5]

In 1960, the AFL's inaugural season, Glenn joined the AFL New York Titans as an offensive guard.[6] Glenn sustained a broken neck in the first half during a game[7] vs. the Houston Oilers on October 9, 1960 at Jeppesen Stadium and died later that day.[8]

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3. ^ "Vancouver Football History". http://www.communitywalk.com/l...ootball/born/1504328. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
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5. ^ "Northwest Conference Football History". http://www.nwcsports.com/sport...CFootballHistory.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
6. ^ "Howard Glenn". http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114932. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
7. ^ "New York Jets Howard Glenn". http://www.newyorkjets.com/tea...yer/294-howard-glenn. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
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