Chester McGlockton, 4-Time NFL Pro Bowl Attendee, Dies at 42

American Football League defensive tackle Chester McGlockton has died at age 42 Wednesday.

The former athlete played for four different NFL teams during his eleven-year career and went on to work at Stanford University as defensive assistant coach.

“Everyone in the Stanford football family is deeply saddened by the passing of Chester McGlockton,” said Stanford’s Coach David Shaw in a statement. “For the past two seasons, Chester has been a valuable member of our football staff and a wonderful friend to us all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chester’s wife, Zina, and their two children.”

The cause of death has not yet been announced.

In 1992, McGlockton was first drafted into the NFL by the Los Angeles Raiders, where he stayed for six seasons and earned all four of his Pro Bowl appearances. The athlete also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos, and the New York Jets – with whom he ended his career in 1994.

He indexed 555 tackles, 51 sacks, 14 forced fumbles, and four interceptions during his football career, according to NFL.com. During the 1994 Pro Bowl, McGlockton had a career-high 9 ½ sacks, three forced fumbles, and 48 tackles.

Before the position at Stanford, McGlockton interned as a coach at the University of Tennessee in 2009.

McGlockton attended Whiteville High School in Whiteville, S.C. where he played Varsity football all four years and earned High School All-American as a Tight End and Defensive Lineman. During his senior year, the athlete earned his school a 15-0 record, a state championship, and a USA Today National Ranking.

For three seasons McGlockton attended Clemson University where he played football under coaches Danny Ford and Ken Hatfield. He scored a touchdown as a freshman during the 1989 Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia University and Major Harris, the quarterback who later received the Heisman Trophy.

McGlockton received his undergraduate degree in 2010 from Tennessee-Martin.