Jesse Murdock, Jr. was an American

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 collegiate and Professional Football

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 player. After graduating from California Western University he served in the United States Marine Corps

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 (1958 to 1961), then tried out for the American Football League

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's San Diego Chargers

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 in 1963. After being released by the Chargers' Sid Gillman

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 during training camp, he played for the AFL's Oakland Raiders

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 and Buffalo Bills

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 in the 1963 AFL season.

Murdock was killed in an automobile accident on 25 September 1965, and was buried with full military honors at the Golden Gate National Cemetery

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, San Bruno, California.