Jeff Alm
Jeffrey Lawrence Alm (March 31, 1968 – December 14, 1993) was an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played four seasons with the Oilers until his suicide in 1993.
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | New York City, New York, U.S. | March 31, 1968||||||
Died: | December 14, 1993 25) Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 273 lb (124 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Carl Sandburg (Orland Park, Illinois) | ||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41 | ||||||
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Alm played college football at University of Notre Dame and was selected by Houston in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A backup for most of his career, Alm's death during the 1993 season received national attention when he shot himself following a DUI car crash that killed his friend. His death was noted as one of several incidents to afflict the Oilers that year.
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