Rodger Bird (1943-2020) *76
The grave site of Rodger Bird / Plot 86228087. This memorial website was created in memory of Rodger Bird, 76, born on July 2, 1943 and passed away on May 16, 2020.
Death record, obituary, funeral notice and information about the deceased person
Biography Login to edit
was an American professional football player for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL). He was with the Raiders from 1966 through 1968 and played defensive back.
In Super Bowl II, Bird fumbled a punt by the Green Bay Packers' Donny Anderson late in the first half. The Packers recovered, allowing Don Chandler to kick a 43-yard field goal on the final play before halftime to increase Green Bay's lead to 16-7. The Raiders lost 33-14 in Vince Lombardi's final game coaching the Packers.
He played college football at the University of Kentucky for the Wildcats and high school at his hometown Corbin High School. Bird rushed for 1,699 yards and 21 touchdowns at Kentucky and played safety as well. He was a two-time All-SEC selection in 1964 and 1965 and a Time Magazine All-American in 1965, and was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Bird's three brothers, Jerry, Calvin and Billy played either basketball or football at the University of Kentucky.
Note: This and more additional futures and the new text editor functionality coming soon.
View the latest documents, pictures, photos and images of or upload the files of your loved one.
Note: Do you have a family photo of Rodger Bird? Consider uploading your photo of Rodger Bird so that your pictures are included in Rodger Bird's genealogy, family trees & family history records. Sysoon enables anyone to create a free online tribute for a much loved relative or friend who has passed away.
Attention: Death verified by Social security index. - Accuracy of the file
Hashtag: sysoon86228087, memorial86228087, grave86228087, death, funeral, findagrave, buria , obituary, 523bc77, er Bird, obits, ssn, family,
Share Your Memories and Sympathies and Join the Bereaved! to show all important data, death records and obituaries absolutely for free!
Maintained by: Sysoon.
Data collected by GINN o.z..
We're very sorry for your loss!
Comments
Post a comment / Comments guidelines
└─ Please, to post your comments.