Tony Hutson Death: What Happened To Tony Hutson?: American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, Tony Hutson has died, aged 49.
Tony Hutson Death: What Happened To Tony Hutson?
Tony Hutson died on February 3, 2024. His death was announced through an obituary published on Friday, February 9. No cause of death was given making it unknown whether he battled any form of illness or died in an accident.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Hutson grew up in Houston, Texas, and went on to play six seasons in the NFL, including four with the Dallas Cowboys at the beginning of his career.
He played football for two years at Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas, before transferring to Northeastern Oklahoma State University to finish out his collegiate career.
The late lineman was named an All-American in his junior and senior years at Northeastern Oklahoma State before declaring for the NFL Draft.
He was not drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft after several teams were scared off from selecting him due to a benign tumor that was discovered in his right lung, according to The Oklahoman.
He had the tumor successfully removed and was promptly signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an unrestricted free agent before the season began, fulfilling his dream of making it to the NFL.
Hutson remained with the Cowboys through the 1999 season. He later signed with Washington the following year but was released due to injury struggles.
Source: Ghgossip.com
