John L. Autry (February 17, 1938 – March 11, 2001) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts and

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

. He played college football at

Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU or PV) is a public historically black land-grant university in Prairie View, Texas. Founded in 1876, it is one of Texas's two land-grant universities and the second oldest public institution of higher learnin ...

. Autry died in

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on March 11, 2001, at the age of 63.

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1938 births 2001 deaths Toronto Argonauts players Players of American football from Hunt County, Texas Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Prairie View A&M Panthers football players Players of Canadian football from Texas {{Canadianfootball-defensive-lineman-stub