Dean Prater American football player

Troy Dean Prater (September 28, 1958 – March 14, 1996) was a professional American football player who played defensive end for seven seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. He is survived by his wife Barbara Prater who passed shortly after his death from Lymphoma and his two daughter's Regan and Jessica Prater. His passing came as a shock to the entire family, due to the sudden and distressing way he was found while relocating his wife and daughter's to upstate New York.He was en route from his former home in Denver, Pa., to Hamburg, a Buffalo suburb, where he had accepted a management job with Wal-Mart of Western New York. Authorities said Prater slipped in the bath tub, suffered a severe blow to the head and was knocked unconscious. His body apparently plugged the drain, causing the tub to fill with water.

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Birth dateSeptember 28, 1958
Birth place
Altus Oklahoma
Date of deathMarch 14, 1996

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American football player

Career start1982
Career end1988
Draft pick
271
(By the Cleveland Browns)
Draft round10
Draft year1981
Position
Defensive end
teams
Buffalo Bills
Kansas City Chiefs

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