No. 76 | |
Offensive tackle | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: | September 5, 1984|
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri | |
Date of death: December 28, 2010 | (aged 26)|
Place of death: St. Charles, Missouri | |
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 317 lb (144 kg) |
Career information | |
College: Illinois State | |
Debuted in 2008 for the Toronto Argonauts | |
Last played in 2009 for the Las Vegas Locomotives | |
Career history | |
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Roster status: Active | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
Games played | -- |
Games started | -- |
Fumble recoveries | -- |
Stats at CFL.ca |
Brandon Joyce (September 5, 1984 – December 28, 2010) was a gridiron football offensive tackle. He was the son of former NFL punter Terry Joyce.
Brandon Joyce was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Illinois State. Joyce had also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Las Vegas Locomotives and St. Louis Rams. Joyce was shot during a robbery on December 24, 2010 and died in St. Charles, Missouri, at age 26, after several days on a life support machine.[1]