Les Bingaman
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Lester Alonza Bingaman (February 3, 1926November 20, 1970) was an American football
defensive lineman in the National Football League
. Bingaman played seven seasons with the Detroit Lions
, starting in 1948. He earned trips to the Pro Bowl
in 1951 and 1953. He collapsed on the sidelines while serving as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins
and later died in his sleep.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive lineman in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Bingaman played seven seasons with the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, starting in 1948. He earned trips to the Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
in 1951 and 1953. He collapsed on the sidelines while serving as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and later died in his sleep.