a new version of "THE DUKE" has been used in NFL games. Death Mara died of lymphoma at his home in October 2005 at age 89. After his Friday funeral at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, he was interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne. He was survived by his wife Ann (1929–2015), eleven children, and 42 grandchildren. Two days after his funeral, his team honored him by shutting out the Washington Redskins, the team he always viewed as the Giants' biggest (and oldest) rival, 36–0 on October 30 at Giants Stadium. The 80,000 fans in attendance gave his mention a standing ovation. See also History of the New York Giants References External links 1916 births 2005 deaths National Football League team presidents New York Giants executives New York Giants owners Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Fordham University alumni United States Navy officers Sportspeople from New York City Sportspeople from Rochester, New York Mara family American people of Irish descent Deaths from lymphoma Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York) Catholics from New York (state)