Eric Turner (American football)

Eric Turner
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Turner with the UCLA Bruins
No. 29, 42
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born:(1968-09-20)September 20, 1968
Ventura, California, U.S.
Died:May 28, 2000(2000-05-28) (aged 31)
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Ventura
(Ventura, California)
College:UCLA
NFL draft:1991 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:30
Interception yards:469
Touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eric Ray Turner (September 20, 1968 – May 28, 2000) was an American professional football player who was a safety for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning All-American honors in 1990. Turner was selected by Cleveland with the second overall pick of the 1991 NFL draft, making him the highest drafted safety and highest drafted defensive back in modern NFL history.[1] He died of stomach cancer[2] at the age of 31.[3]

  1. ^ "Eric Turner (2008) - Hall of Fame - UCLA". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Gastric cancer rare, but deadly".
  3. ^ "Eric Turner dies at 31", Sports Illustrated, May 30, 2000, archived from the original on May 15, 2001.

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