Randy Trautman

Randall Ray Trautman (May 27, 1960 – March 1, 2014) was a professional football player, a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders.^[1]

Randy Trautman

No. 70
Date of birth	(1960-05-27)May 27, 1960
Place of birth	Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.
Date of death	March 1, 2014(2014-03-01) (aged 53)
Place of death	Oregon, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	Defensive lineman
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	249 lb (113 kg)
US college	Boise State
High school	Caldwell (ID)
NFL draft	1982 / round: 9 / pick: 238
Drafted by	Washington Redskins
Career history
As player
1982–1985	Calgary Stampeders
College Football Hall of Fame

Born and raised in Caldwell, Idaho, Trautman graduated from Caldwell High School in 1978 and accepted a wrestling scholarship to Boise State University.^[2][3] As a true freshman, he walked on the football team at BSU under head coach Jim Criner, then in the Big Sky Conference.^[4] Trautman had knee injuries in high school, which curbed the interest of Division I-A football programs and he never did wrestle for the Broncos.^[5] He and was a two-time college football All-American in 1980 and 1981,^[6][7][8] and the 1981 Big Sky Conference defensive player of the year.^[9][10] During his junior season at BSU in 1980, Trautman helped lead the Broncos to the Division I-AA national championship.^[9][11]

Selected in the ninth round of the 1982 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, Trautman was cut late in training camp.^[12] He soon answered a call from the Calgary Stampeders as an injury replacement for three weeks, and then was offered a three-year contract.^[5] Trautman was a West Division All-Star in 1983 and 1984,^[13] but knee problems soon ended his playing career.^[5]

Trautman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.^[9][14]

Death

After fighting health issues over the years, Trautman died in his sleep at his cabin in Oregon on March 1, 2014, at the age of 53.^[15][16]