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Mario Branch

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Mario Branch
Personal information
Born:(1979-08-13)August 13, 1979
Greenwood, Mississippi
Died:April 8, 2011(2011-04-08) (aged 31)
Nashville, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:340 lb (154 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenwood
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
College:Mississippi Valley State
Position:Offensive tackle
Undrafted:2003
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Mario Branch (August 13, 1979 – April 8, 2011) was an American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2003, but did not make the team in two seasons. He was allocated to NFL Europe in 2004 to play for the Amsterdam Admirals. He played for the Philadelphia Soul in 2005 and for the Nashville Storm in 2007. He played college football at Mississippi Valley State.

He died due to congestive heart failure in April 2011 at the age of 31.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 8, 2011). "Branch, a former Titans lineman, dies at age 31". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Wyatt, Jim (July 4, 2014). "Steve McNair not the only Titan to die young". tennessean.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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