<P> Charles Frederick `` Chuck '' Hughes ( March 2 , 1943 -- October 24 , 1971 ) was an American football player , a wide receiver in the National Football League from 1967 to 1971 . He is , to date , the only NFL player to die on the field during a game . </P>
<P> Charles Frederick `` Chuck '' Hughes ( March 2 , 1943 -- October 24 , 1971 ) was an American football player , a wide receiver in the National Football League from 1967 to 1971 . He is , to date , the only NFL player to die on the field during a game . </P>
detroit lions player that died on the field
detroit lions player that died on the field
Charles Frederick `` Chuck '' Hughes
Charles Frederick `` Chuck '' Hughes