Robert Vernon Ply (August 13, 1940 – May 18, 2022) was an American collegiate and professional football player who played

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

in the

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(AFL). He played six seasons, for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, the

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, and the

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. He died at the age of 81 on May 18, 2022, in

Raytown, Missouri Raytown is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States, and is a suburb of Kansas City. The population was at 30,012 in 2020 census. The mayor of Raytown is Michael McDonough and the mayor ''pro tem'' is Ryan Myers. It is part of the Ka ...

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1940 births American football defensive backs Players of American football from Hidalgo County, Texas People from Mission, Texas Baylor Bears football players Dallas Texans (AFL) players Denver Broncos (AFL) players Buffalo Bills players Living people American football quarterbacks American Football League players Kansas City Chiefs players {{Defensiveback-1940s-stub

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