Former Football Star Dies after Car Goes under 18-Wheeler
Posted/updated on: September 19, 2013 at 3:59 pm
SMITH COUNTY — A former Gladewater high school and Baylor football star died Wednesday morning after his car drove under an 18-wheeler. KETK reports the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. at Loop 323 and Highway 14 in Smith County. DPS names the victim as Tommie Minter, 74, of Austin. According to pro-football-reference.com and databasefootball.com, Minter spent the 1962 season with Denver and Buffalo in the American Football League, appearing in 12 games. Details on how the accident happened weren’t immediately available.
