slowmoe57 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Todd Christensen dies at 57 Updated: November 13, 2013, 2:34 PM ET ESPN.com news services Recommend446 Tweet221 Comments44 Email Print [+] Enlarge Richard Mackson/USA TODAY SportsTodd Christensen played in 136 games for the Raiders, helping the franchise to win two Super Bowls. Todd Christensen, a five-time Pro Bowl tight end who played most of his career for the Raiders, died Wednesday from complications during liver transplant surgery. He was 57. Brigham Young University, where Christensen starred as a running back from 1974-77 and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in '92, said in a tweet earlier Wednesday that he died from complications from surgery. Christensen's son, Toby, later told The Associated Press that his father passed away Wednesday morning at Intermountain Medical Center near his home in Alpine, Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that he battled liver disease among other serious illnesses in recent years. Chistensen was a member of four Western Athletic Conference championship teams at BYU and was a first-team WAC selection in his senior season. At BYU he had 1,089 rushing yards and seven touchdowns along with 1,566 yards receiving and 13 touchdown receptions. Drafted in the second round of the 1978 draft by the Dallas Cowboys, he was claimed on waivers by the New York Giants in 1978 but played just one game with the team. Christensen played 136 of his 137 career games for the Raiders, winning two Super Bowls (1980, 1983) with the franchise. He led the NFL in receptions twice (92 in 1982; 95 in '86) to set, at that time, the NFL record for receptions in a season by a tight end both times. The Cowboys' Jason Witten holds the current record for receptions in a season by a tight end with 110 in 2012. Christensen retired after the 1988 season with 461 receptions for 5,872 yards and 41 touchdown catches. Former Raiders teammate James Lofton was among those to take to Twitter to remember Christensen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Wow! Wonder what brought all that on. he was by far, one of the most pompous color men in college football history, but 57 is too young to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 RIP. The lifespan of NFL players are definitely shorter than the rest of the population Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveg Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I wouldn't doubt if steroids led to something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Jheri curl poisoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The guy who was probably most responsible for revolutionizing the TE position. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourceworx Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Wasn't he the co-host of American Gladiators back in the 80's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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