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Ex-NFL receiver Terry Glenn dead after Dallas-area wreck

Dallas Cowboys' Terry Glenn (83) stiff-arms Atlanta Falcons' Allen Rossum (20) during the second half of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006, in Atlanta. Dallas won 38-28. (AP Photo/Todd Bennett) Photo: Associated Press/Todd Bennett


DALLAS (AP) — Officials say former Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn has died following a one-vehicle rollover traffic accident near Dallas that left his fiancée slightly hurt.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office says Glenn died shortly before 1 a.m. Monday at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. The ex-Ohio State standout was 43.

Irving police are investigating the cause of the wreck at 12:18 a.m. on eastbound Highway 114. Police spokeswoman Chelsey Jones says Glenn, who lived in the Dallas area, was driving when the vehicle left the highway, struck a concrete barrier and rolled. Glenn was ejected. Jones says his fiancée suffered minor injuries. Her name and further details weren’t released.

Glenn played 12 seasons in the NFL, from 1996 to 2007, with the New England Patriots, the Green Bay Packers and the Cowboys.

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