David Douglas

David Glenn Douglas (March 20, 1963 – February 27, 2016) was an American professional football offensive lineman who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. He was selected by the Bengals in the eighth round of the 1986 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Tennessee.

Early life and college David Glenn Douglas was born on March 20, 1963, in Spring City, Tennessee.

Douglas joined the Tennessee Volunteers as a walk-on in 1981 and earned a scholarship in 1982. He was a two-year starter at left tackle from 1984 to 1985.

Douglas signed with the New England Patriots on March 18, 1989.

Douglas was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. He died from the illness on February 27, 2016, in Maryville, Tennessee at the age of 52.