<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Player stats at NFL.com </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Player stats at PFR </Td> </Tr> <P> Charles Frederick "Chuck" Hughes (March 2, 1943--October 24, 1971) was an American football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League from 1967 to 1971 . He is, to date, the only NFL player to die on the field during a game . </P> <P> Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hughes moved with his family to Texas when he was young, along with his fourteen siblings . Hughes attended high school in Abilene at Abilene High School . </P>

Detroit lions player that died on the field