Jeff Staggs
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Born: | Elgin, Illinois | May 14, 1944
Died: | September 17, 2014 El Cajon, California | (aged 70)
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College: | San Diego State |
Position: | Linebacker |
AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: Red Shirt 3 / Pick: 26 (by the San Diego Chargers)[1] |
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Jeffrey Hugh Staggs was an American college and professional football player. He played college football at San Diego State University, where he was a linebacker on the Aztecs' winning the Camellia Bowl in 1966 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.[2] He played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers (1967–1972 and 1974) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1973).[3] Jeff died suddenly and peacefully in his sleep September 17, 2014.[4]