On May 28, 1964, Terry Dillon was working on a bridge construction project 25 miles (40 km) west of Missoula when part of the temporary decking gave way and he fell 50 feet (15 m) into the swift-running Clark Fork River. Witnesses said Dillon, a strong swimmer, started swimming for shore, fighting the current, but disappeared after traveling about 200 yards (180 m). His body was found on July 17 by a fisherman about 17 miles (27 km) downstream from the bridge.[2]
In 1965, Minnesota VikingslinebackerRip Hawkins received the first "Terry Dillon" award given by the Minnesota Vikings in honor of their late teammate. The award symbolizes Dillon's qualities of dedication, self-sacrifice and ability.
terry, dillon, terrance, gilbert, dillon, august, 1941, 1964, defensive, back, national, football, league, dillon, played, with, minnesota, vikings, during, 1963, season, also, been, drafted, 19th, round, 1963, american, football, league, draft, oakland, raide. Terrance Gilbert Dillon August 18 1941 May 28 1964 was a defensive back in the National Football League NFL Dillon played with the Minnesota Vikings during the 1963 NFL season He had also been drafted in the 19th round of the 1963 American Football League Draft by the Oakland Raiders 1 Terry DillonBorn 1941 08 18 August 18 1941Waukesha WisconsinDied May 28 1964 1964 05 28 aged 22 Missoula MontanaCareer informationPosition s Defensive backCollegeMontanaCareer historyAs player1963Minnesota VikingsCareer statsPlaying stats at NFL comOn May 28 1964 Terry Dillon was working on a bridge construction project 25 miles 40 km west of Missoula when part of the temporary decking gave way and he fell 50 feet 15 m into the swift running Clark Fork River Witnesses said Dillon a strong swimmer started swimming for shore fighting the current but disappeared after traveling about 200 yards 180 m His body was found on July 17 by a fisherman about 17 miles 27 km downstream from the bridge 2 In 1965 Minnesota Vikings linebacker Rip Hawkins received the first Terry Dillon award given by the Minnesota Vikings in honor of their late teammate The award symbolizes Dillon s qualities of dedication self sacrifice and ability References Edit Terry Dillon Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 31 2015 Terry Dillon OldestLivingProFootballPlayers com Retrieved December 13 2015 This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Terry Dillon amp oldid 1113009282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
