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Chuck Hughes: NFL’s Only On-Field Death

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Created December 18, 2025

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In the 100+ year history of the NFL, only one player has ever died on the field during

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an official game Chuck Hughes, a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions .

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On October 24, 1971 in a game against the Chicago Bears at Tiger Stadium, Hughes suddenly

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collapsed late in the fourth quarter at just 28 years old and was later pronounced dead

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at a Detroit hospital. Hughes had caught a 32-yard pass shortly before collapsing, and doctors later

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determined he suffered a coronary thrombosis (a fatal blood clot to the heart) making him the only NFL

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player to actually die during play. This tragic moment remains one of the darkest in NFL history

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and highlights the importance of player health and safety in America’s most popular sport.

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