Eldon Danenhauer (October 4, 1935 – June 23, 2021) was an American football

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. He played

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at the Pittsburg State University in

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, and professionally in the

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(NFL) with the Denver Broncos from 1960 through 1965. He was an

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in 1962 and 1965. He died on June 23, 2021, in Topeka, Kansas, at age 85.

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