About Death Halladay
Lived 1900 – 1988 (aged 88). Death Halladay was an American american football player.
Robert Thayer "Death" Halladay (October 29, 1900 – November 12, 1988) was an American football player.
Halladay was born in 1900 in Chicago and attended Hyde Park Academy High School. He then enrolled at the University of Chicago where he played college football for Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons from 1918 to 1921. Halladay also played center for Chicago's basketball team and was captain of the 1921–22 team.
He played professional football as an end for the Racine Legion in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in 17 NFL games, all of them as a starter, during the 1923 and 1924 seasons. He scored two touchdowns.
Halladay died in 1988 in Hinsdale, Illinois.
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Who was Death Halladay?
American football player (1900–1988)
When was Death Halladay born?
Death Halladay was born on 29 October 1900 in Chicago.
When did Death Halladay die?
Death Halladay died on 12 November 1988.
What was Death Halladay's occupation?
Death Halladay was an american football player.
What nationality was Death Halladay?
Death Halladay was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Death Halladay. https://biography.guide/death-halladay/
MLA: "Death Halladay." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/death-halladay/.
Chicago: "Death Halladay." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/death-halladay/.
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