Donnie Humphrey | |
Number: | 79 |
Position: | Nose tackle Defensive end |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1961 |
Birth Place: | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
Death Place: | Yucca Valley, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 282 |
High School: | J. O. Johnson (Huntsville) |
College: | Auburn |
Draftyear: | 1984 |
Draftround: | 3 |
Draftpick: | 72 |
Pastteams: | |
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Statlabel1: | Sacks |
Statvalue1: | 3.0 |
Statlabel2: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue2: | 1 |
Pfr: | HumpDo20 |
Donnie Ray Humphrey (April 20, 1961 – September 1, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a nose tackle and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).
Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, Humphrey played high school football at J. O. Johnson High School.[1] [2] He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, from 1979 to 1983.[3] As a senior, he was named a second-team All-American defensive lineman by United Press International (UPI).[4]
Humphrey was selected in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers[5] He spent three seasons with the Packers, appearing in all 48 games, and recorded three career sacks.[2]
Humphrey's daughter, Tasha Humphrey, played in the WNBA.[6]
Humphrey died on September 1, 2014, at his Yucca Valley, California, home after an unspecified brief illness.[7]