Dimitrious Stanley (September 19, 1974 – February 9, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played in the

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for the New Jersey Red Dogs. He was born in

Worthington, Ohio Worthington is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, and is a northern suburb of Columbus. The population in the 2020 Census was 14,786. The city was founded in 1803 by the Scioto Company led by James Kilbourne, who was later elected to ...

. He played college football for the

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. He also played in the

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for the

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. Stanley ran unsuccessfully for Columbus City Council in 2015. Stanley was diagnosed with

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in September 2019, and died from the disease on February 9, 2023, at the age of 48.

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1974 births 2023 deaths People from Worthington, Ohio Sportspeople from Franklin County, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio American football wide receivers Canadian football wide receivers New Jersey Red Dogs players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Ohio State Buckeyes football players Deaths from prostate cancer 20th-century American sportsmen {{Widereceiver-1970s-stub