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American football offensive lineman who played for Baylor University and for the Chicago Cardinals (1957) of the National Football League (NFL). He played offensive guard with the Cardinals for all 12 games in 1957. Injuries ended his career before the start of the 1958 season. After the NFL, Lunceford returned to his native Tyler and went to work in the oil industry, starting with Humble Oil and Refining, which later merged with Standard Oil of New Jersey (which ultimately became Exxon). He retired from Exxon in 1992, and he continued to work as a management consultant thereafter, as well as serving in various capacities in Tyler for his church, the community, and the local junior college. Lunceford died on 23 May 2009, aged 75, from complications of Alzheimers disease. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less