Houston Antwine

Birth Name:
Houston Antwine
Birth Date:
April 11, 1939
Birth Place:
Louise, Mississippi
Death Date:
December 26, 2011
Place of Death:
Memphis, Tennessee
Age:
72
Cause of Death:
Heart Failure
Cemetery Name:
Galilee Memorial Gardens
Claim to Fame:
Sports
For twelve seasons (1961 to 1972) Houston was a professional football player where he played defensive tackle for both the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Sadly he died one day before his wife passed away from lung cancer

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Galilee Memorial Gardens

Memphis, Tennessee, 0

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Devotion Garden, Lot 71, Section D, Grave 1

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