- Eric Turner
Infobox NFLretired
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width=
position=Cornerback
number=29
birthdate=birth date|1968|9|20Ventura, California
deathdate=death date and age|2000|5|28|1968|9|20Thousand Oaks, California
debutyear=1991
finalyear=1999
draftyear=1991
draftround=1
draftpick=2
college=UCLA
teams=
*Cleveland Browns (1991-1995)
*Baltimore Ravens (1996)
*Oakland Raiders (1997-1999)
stat1label=INT
stat1value=30
stat2label=INT yards
stat2value=469
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=3
nfl=TUR297924
highlights=
* 2xPro Bowl selection (1994, 1996)
* 1xAll-Pro selection (1994)
* Led NFL in Interceptions in 1994 with 9
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Eric Ray Turner (
September 20 ,1968 —May 28 ,2000 ) was adefensive back who played for theCleveland Browns , theBaltimore Ravens and theOakland Raiders . He died ofintestinal cancer at the age of 31.Turner played
college football at UCLA and was the 2nd overall pick in the1991 NFL Draft - the highest choice ever for a defensive back.Turner recorded 30 interceptions in just 109 career games, including returns for touchdowns of 93 and 94 yards.
References
*"Sports Illustrated:" [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/2000/05/28/eric_turner_obit_ap/ Eric Turner dies at 31]
Running Back and Safety at Ventura High School.
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