Deacon Turner Explained

Deacon Turner
Number:22
Position:Running back
Birth Date:January 2, 1955
Birth Place:Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Weight Lb:212
Height In:11
High School:Shafter (CA)
College:San Diego St.
Draftyear:1978
Draftround:2
Draftpick:45
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:549
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statvalue2:3.9
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:TurnDe00

David Lee "Deacon" Turner (January 2, 1955 – July 10, 2011) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He attended San Diego State University. He played with the Cincinnati Bengals from 1978 to 1980.

On July 10, 2011, Turner was fatally shot during an altercation with Kern County Sheriff deputies in Bakersfield, California in which he allegedly swung a bag of unopened beer at a deputy. Witnesses at the scene alleged that one deputy struck him from behind with a baton as he attempted to walk away. His son, with him at the time, says that deputies fired when Turner fell and the beer can that he was carrying exploded after hitting the ground. [1] He was 56 years old.

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  1. Web site: July 10, 2011. Ex-NFL player dies after early-morning fight with Sheriff's officers. James Burger. July 10, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714030024/http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x481155738/Man-dies-after-early-morning-fight-with-Sheriffs-officers. July 14, 2011.