BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Former Eagles and Alabama football player Kevin Turner died after battling Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 46.
Turner's father released a statement on Facebook Thursday announcing the death of the former NFL and Crimson Tide fullback, which was also posted to the Kevin Turner Foundation's website.
"We lost a special person today in Kevin Turner," Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement.
"He was extremely courageous and inspiring throughout his life. I will never forget how excited we were when we signed him in 1995 and how valuable of a player he was leading the way for Ricky Watters, Charlie Garner and Duce Staley.