Former Cowboys lineman Cornish dies
Associated Press
August 26, 2008 1:05 PM ET
DALLAS (AP) - Frank Cornish IV, an offensive lineman on 2 of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl champion teams in the 1990s, died over the weekend. He was 40.
Cornish was pronounced dead Saturday morning at a Dallas area hospital, where he was taken from his home. The county medical examiner's office says his death was caused by heart disease.
Cornish played in the NFL for six years and was a backup with the Cowboys in the 1992 and 1993 seasons, when they won Super Bowls. He started five games for Dallas those years.
He was drafted in the sixth round by the San Diego Chargers in 1990 and also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles.
Cornish's father, Frank Cornish III, was a defensive lineman in the NFL in the late '60s and '70s.
August 26, 2008 1:05 PM ET
DALLAS (AP) - Frank Cornish IV, an offensive lineman on 2 of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl champion teams in the 1990s, died over the weekend. He was 40.
Cornish was pronounced dead Saturday morning at a Dallas area hospital, where he was taken from his home. The county medical examiner's office says his death was caused by heart disease.
Cornish played in the NFL for six years and was a backup with the Cowboys in the 1992 and 1993 seasons, when they won Super Bowls. He started five games for Dallas those years.
He was drafted in the sixth round by the San Diego Chargers in 1990 and also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles.
Cornish's father, Frank Cornish III, was a defensive lineman in the NFL in the late '60s and '70s.
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