Find a Grave Gerald Irons (1947-2021)

Find a Grave Gerald Irons (1947-2021)
Gerald Irons
Birth 2 May 1947
Gary, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Death 1 Apr 2021 (aged 73)
The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
Burial Details Unknown
Football Player

For ten seasons (1970 to 1979), he played at the linebacker position in the National Football League with the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns. Born Gerald Dwayne Irons, he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Indiana and played collegiate football at the University of Maryland- Eastern Shore.

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Selected by the Oakland Raiders during the 3rd round of the 1970 NFL Draft, he totaled 135 career regular season games. Highly durable, he put together a consecutive games played streak as a starter which spanned seven seasons (1972 to 1978). In 1977 while with Cleveland, he produced a career-high 3 interceptions with 99 yards and 1 touchdown.

Find a Grave Gerald Irons (1947-2021)

After retiring from football, he became an executive with the Woodlands Development Company. Additionally, he served as president of the Conroe Independent School in Texas. He died of complications form Parkinson’s disease.