Eric Turner (American football)
Turner with the UCLA Bruins | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 20, 1968 Ventura, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | May 28, 2000 (aged 31) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Ventura (Ventura, California) | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1991: 1st round, 2nd pick | ||||||||
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Eric Ray Turner (September 20, 1968 – May 28, 2000) was an American professional football player who was a safety for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning All-American honors in 1990. Turner was selected by Cleveland with the second overall pick of the 1991 NFL draft, making him the highest drafted safety and highest drafted defensive back in modern NFL history. He died of stomach cancer at the age of 31.