in New Mexico. In the 1970s, Turner moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he took a job as a manager for Interstate Steel Co. In 1974, while on a business trip to Chicago, he suffered a stroke at age 55. In the 1980s, Turner developed further health problems, including diabetes, cancer, and heart disease requiring installation of a pacemaker. His wife, Gladys, also contracted lung cancer, and the couple lived in a house trailer on their Texas ranch. Suffering financial troubles, he qualified in 1987 for an NFL pension of $780 per month. His wife died in October 1998 after 50 years of marriage. In his later years, Turner also suffered from emphysema, and in March 1998, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died at age 79 at his ranch near Gatesville, Texas. He was buried in Greenbriar Cemetery in Gatesville. Head coaching record NFL References External links 1919 births 1998 deaths American football centers American football linebackers Chicago Bears players Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football players National Conference Pro Bowl players New York Jets coaches College Football Hall of Fame inductees Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees People from Gatesville, Texas People from Yoakum County, Texas Players of American football from Texas United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II National Football League players with retired numbers New York Titans head coaches