How did NFL veteran Mike Fanning die? Cause of Death Explained

Mike Fanning, a 10-year veteran of the NFL and a 14-year member of The University of Tulsa’s athletic department, passed away on October 30, at the age of 69. Let’s see how he died and Mike Fanning Cause of death in detail.

Mike Fanning Cause of death

Mike Fanning, a native of Tulsa and a former All-American defenseman for Notre Dame who worked for the University of Tulsa’s track and field programme, passed away on October 30 at the age of 69. His demise was reported by his family on October 30. There was no mention of the reason for death.

Medico topics have been trying to reach out to the family and relatives for comment on the incident. So far no responses have been received. We will update the page once enough information is available. More information on Mike Fanning cause of death will be added soon.

Who is Mike Fanning?

Mike Fanning, a wrestler and football player for Edison High School, was a Tulsa native.

Mike Fanning was chosen for the 1974 All-American first team by the Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, NEA, and Time, as well as the second team by the Associated Press, while he was a student at the University of Notre Dame.

He was responsible for 164 tackles for Notre Dame. He started as defensive tackle in 1973 and 1974, and in 1974, the Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and Time selected him to their first team All-America. The Associated Press selected him for the second team. He practiced with Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, whose story was turned into the Hollywood movie “Rudy,” during his time at Notre Dame.

In 1973, Notre Dame finished second in the country for total defence, and the Irish won the title with an 11-0 record. The defence was ranked sixth in the country in 1975 and first in the country in 1974, allowing only 195.2 yards per game.

NFL Career

The Los Angeles Rams selected Mike Fanning with the ninth pick overall in the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He was hailed as Merlin Olsen’s replacement when he entered his 14th season in 1975. In 1976, Mike Fanning recorded four sacks while filling in for Olsen.

In 1979, Mike Fanning replaced Cody Jones as the left tackle starter due to an injury. He recorded ten sacks in 1980 after recording eight in 1979. With five sacks during the strike-shortened 1982 season, he was the Rams’ top performer.

Mike Fanning was traded to the Detroit Lions prior to the 1983 campaign. He carried seven sacks as he spent one season with the Lions until the Seattle Seahawks signed him as a free agent in 1984.In 10 years Fanning played 137 games with 42.5 sacks.

2009-2022

In later years, Mike Fanning started working at the University of Tulsa sports department in 2009 and stayed there for 14 years. He first worked in group ticket sales before taking on the role of special assistant for administration and operations up to his passing.

Vice President & Director of Athletics Rick Dickson expressed his sadness on the demise of Mike. He excelled as a football player both at Notre Dame and in the NFL, and he took that tenacity and drive into his daily activities. He was such a lovely guy who worked hard to make TU athletics successful.

Fanning was working in athletic department at TU at the time of his passing.

Tributes to Mike Fanning

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