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| Position: | Nose tackle Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | April 20, 1961 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | September 1, 2014 (aged 53) Yucca Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | J. O. Johnson (Huntsville) | ||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 3 / pick: 72 | ||||||
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Donnie Ray Humphrey (April 20, 1961 – September 1, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a nose tackle and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).
Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, Humphrey played high school football at J. O. Johnson High School.[1][2] He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, from 1979 to 1983.[3] As a senior, he was named a second-team All-American defensive lineman by United Press International (UPI).[4]
Humphrey was selected in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers[5] He spent three seasons with the Packers, appearing in all 48 games, and recorded three career sacks.[2]
Humphrey's daughter, Tasha Humphrey, played in the WNBA.[6]
Humphrey died on September 1, 2014, at his Yucca Valley, California, home after an unspecified brief illness.[7]
- ^ "J.O. Johnson Jaguars". Alabama High School Football Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "Donnie Humphrey Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Donnie Humphrey Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Dave Raffo (December 8, 1983). "Offensive Titans Nebraska, BYU Dominate UPI All-America". Tyrone Daily Herald. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "USAB: Tasha Humphrey". www.usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Johnson High and Auburn football great Donnie Humphrey dies at 53". September 3, 2014.
