Jeff Modesitt
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||
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| Born: | January 1, 1964 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | August 3, 1990 (aged 26) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Yorktown (Yorktown Heights, New York) | ||||
| College: | Delaware | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1987 | ||||
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Jeffrey A. Modesitt (January 1, 1964 – August 3, 1990) was an American professional football tight end who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1987. He played in one game for the Buccaneers in 1987.
College career
[edit]Modesitt played college football for the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens from 1984 to 1986. In 1985, he started six games and recorded 11 receptions for 128 yards and a touchdown. He started 12 games in 1986 and had 28 receptions for 456 yards and three touchdowns.[1] In his senior year, he was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-America, second-team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference, and second-team All-Yankee Conference player. He also earned the Vincent "Winnie" Mayer Outstanding Senior End Award in 1986.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Modesitt was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 1987.[3] He was released before the start of the season on August 5, 1987,[4] but was re-signed and played in one game for the team in 1987.
He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts after the 1987 season, but was waived on July 27, 1988.[5] Modesitt was signed by the Cleveland Browns on August 1, 1988.[6] He spent the season on the team's injured reserve list due to a shoulder injury.[7]
Modesitt was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on March 23, 1989,[8] but was waived on May 26, 1989.[9]
Car accident
[edit]On December 19, 1989, Modesitt got into a car accident in Lawrenceville, Georgia, which killed Atlanta Falcons player Brad Beckman, who was the passenger in the car. Modesitt was the driver, and his car bumped into another car. Modesitt got out of the vehicle to survey the damage, and a tractor trailer rig hit his car, with Beckman still inside, and him.[10] Beckman was killed instantly, while Modesitt suffered a fractured pelvis, fractured elbow, fractured leg, concussion, and had to have a toe amputated.[1]
Death
[edit]Modesitt was shot and killed on August 3, 1990, in Atlanta, Georgia, outside a Waffle House restaurant. He was 26 years old.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ex-Blue Hen Is Killed In Shooting". The Philadelphia Daily News. August 4, 1990. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "All-Time Honors". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "Bucs' roster hits all-time high of 120 with four more signings". St. Petersburg Times. May 15, 1987. Retrieved June 17, 2012.[dead link] (subscription required)
- ^ "Nelson's Nose to Grindstone". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. August 6, 1987. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "Transactions". The Southeast Missourian. July 27, 1988. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "Deals". USA Today. August 1, 1988. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "Free Agent Swaps Mixed for Falcons". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 9, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "Cox Meets With Thrift, Keeps Trade Talk Alive". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 23, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ "Sports News Briefs; Car Crash Kills Falcon Tight End". New York Times. December 19, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "2nd Falcon in 4 weeks is killed in car accident". The Milwaukee Sentinel. December 19, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- 1964 births
- 1990 deaths
- People from Yorktown, New York
- Players of American football from Westchester County, New York
- American football tight ends
- Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Deaths by firearm in Georgia (U.S. state)
- American murder victims
- People murdered in Georgia (U.S. state)
- National Football League replacement players
- American amputees