Mike Cofer - Class of 1979
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 9:38 amMike Cofer, who played football at the University of Tennessee and later started 104 games in a 10-year NFL career with the Detroit Lions, died Thursday.
He was 58.
According to The Associated Press, Phil Cofer, a forward on the Florida State basketball team, learned about his father's passing during a phone call from his family after the Seminoles' 76-69 victory over Vermont in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
Cofer, who lived if Fayetteville, Georgia, was diagnosed with amyloidosis in the fall of 2007.
He was 58.
According to The Associated Press, Phil Cofer, a forward on the Florida State basketball team, learned about his father's passing during a phone call from his family after the Seminoles' 76-69 victory over Vermont in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
Cofer, who lived if Fayetteville, Georgia, was diagnosed with amyloidosis in the fall of 2007.