I reserve a late post each year for us all to remember those AFL personalities who passed away in the past year.  Sadly, we lost many great athletes and men in 2014.  Please take a moment to remember the following men, and if you have a story about one-or-more of them, please share it in the comments section below.

January 10 – Jim Johnson – Defensive Back – Cincinnati Bengals – 1969

February 2 – Dave Strickland – Guard – Denver Broncos – 1960

March 20 – Tommy O’Connell – Quarterback – Buffalo Bills – 1960-1961

March 25 – Ralph Wilson – Owner – Buffalo Bills – 1960-2014

April 19 – Jim Stinnette – Running Back – Denver Broncos – 1961-1962

April 21 – John Kompara – Defensive Tackle – Los Angeles Chargers – 1960

April 26 – Tony DiMidio – Center/Tackle – Kansas City Chiefs – 1966-1967

April 28 – Dennit Morris – Linebacker – Houston Oilers – 1960-1961

May 10 – Ronnie Caveness – Linebacker – Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers – 1965-1969

May 28 – James Saxton – Running Back – Dallas Texans – 1962

June 26 – Bob Mischak – Guard – New York Titans, Oakland Raiders – 1960-1965

July 2 – Edward Kelley – Defensive Back – Dallas Texans – 1961-1962

July 5 – Hilton Crawford – Defensive Back – Buffalo Bills – 1969

July 20 – Bob McNamara – Defensive Back/Running Back – Denver Broncos – 1960-1961

August 19 – Dave Daniels – Defensive Tackle – Oakland Raiders – 1966

September 1 – Charlie Powell – Defensive Tackle – San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders – 1952-1957, 1960-1961

September 2 – Tom Saidock – Defensive Tackle – Philadelphia Eagles, New York Titans, Buffalo Bills – 1957-1962

September 8 – Austin “Goose” Gonsoulin – Safety – Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers – 1960-1967

September 16 – Jeff Staggs – Linebacker – San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals – 1967-1974

September 23 – Don Manoukian – Guard – Oakland Raiders – 1960

October 10 – Fran Lynch – Running Back – Denver Broncos – 1968-1975

October 11 – Elbert Drungo – Guard/Tackle – Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills – 1969-1978

October 20 – Dennis Biodrowski – Guard – Kansas City Chiefs – 1963-1967

October 23 – John Bramlett – Linebacker – Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Boston Patriots, Atlanta Falcons – 1965-1971

November 13 – Tom Regner – Guard – Houston Oilers – 1967-1972

December 3 – Jim Swink – Running Back – Dallas Texans – 1960

December 7 – Charlie Flowers – Running Back – Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, New York Titans – 1960-1962

December 9 – Dave Behrman – Center – Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos –  1963, 1965, 1967

December 18 – Bob Kelly – Tackle/Defensive Tackle  – Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals – 1961-1968