Syracuse, N.Y. -- A memorial service for former Syracuse University football player Chris Gedney will be held Thursday in Syracuse, according to an email distributed to former players.
The 1992 unanimous All-American tight end, who played seven seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals before returning to the area to work in the athletic department and serve as a game analyst on the radio, died last week at the age of 47. No cause of death has been announced.
The Liverpool High School graduate championed his hometown by spurning scholarship offers from Penn State and Notre Dame, choosing instead to ensure the Orange continued its national renaissance nurtured under Dick MacPherson.