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rdfs:comment | - John Davis Tuggle (January 13, 1961 – August 30, 1986) was a running back in the National Football League. Tuggle was the final selection of the 1983 NFL Draft, selected by the New York Giants. He played that season with the team. He would go on to be awarded the New York Giants Special Teams Player of the Year that season. Tuggle played high school football for Independence High School in San Jose, California. The school now holds an annual golf tournament in his memory, as a sports program fundraiser. Tuggle was the subject of the 30 for 30 short, The Irrelevant Giant.
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Short Description | - Player of American football
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abstract | - John Davis Tuggle (January 13, 1961 – August 30, 1986) was a running back in the National Football League. Tuggle was the final selection of the 1983 NFL Draft, selected by the New York Giants. He played that season with the team. He would go on to be awarded the New York Giants Special Teams Player of the Year that season. Tuggle played high school football for Independence High School in San Jose, California. The school now holds an annual golf tournament in his memory, as a sports program fundraiser. Tuggle died from cancer on August 30, 1986. Though they did not keep him on the team after the 1985 season, the Giants paid for Tuggle's health insurance for the rest of his life. Tuggle was the subject of the 30 for 30 short, The Irrelevant Giant.
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