selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a tackle on the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team. In April 1974, Healey was also elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in the pioneer category. Healey's wife died in September 1975. Healey died three years later in December 1978 at age 83 from multiple causes, including malnutrition, cardiac and pulmonary failure, and cancer of the stomach and lung. He died at the Cardinal Nursing Home in South Bend, Indiana. His funeral service was held in Niles, Michigan, and he was then buried at Calvary Cemetery in that city. References External links 1894 births 1978 deaths American football ends American football guards American football tackles Chicago Bears players Dartmouth Big Green football players Holy Cross Crusaders football players Rock Island Independents players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Springfield, Massachusetts Players of American football from Massachusetts American people of Irish descent