American football player
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | (1979-08-13)August 13, 1979 Greenwood, Mississippi |
| Died: | April 8, 2011(2011-04-08) (aged 31) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight: | 340 lb (154 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Greenwood (Greenwood, Mississippi) |
| College: | Mississippi Valley State |
| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Undrafted: | 2003 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Mario Branch (August 13, 1979 – April 8, 2011) was an American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2003, but did not make the team in two seasons. He was allocated to NFL Europe in 2004 to play for the Amsterdam Admirals. He played for the Philadelphia Soul in 2005 and for the Nashville Storm in 2007. He played college football at Mississippi Valley State.
He died due to congestive heart failure in April 2011 at the age of 31.
References
- Wyatt, Jim (April 8, 2011). "Branch, a former Titans lineman, dies at age 31". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- Wyatt, Jim (July 4, 2014). "Steve McNair not the only Titan to die young". tennessean.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
External links
- Stats at ArenaFan.com
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- 1979 births
- 2011 deaths
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- American football offensive tackles
- Tennessee Titans players
- Amsterdam Admirals players
- Philadelphia Soul players
- Sportspeople from Greenwood, Mississippi
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1970s birth stubs