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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Prattville, Alabama, U.S. | June 12, 1969||||||||||||||
Died: | March 24, 2016 Vestavia Hills, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 46)||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Prattville | ||||||||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1992 / round: 3 / pick: 71 | ||||||||||||||
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Paul Kevin Turner (June 12, 1969 – March 24, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a fullback for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Turner died after a multi-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which had been triggered by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).