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Hall of Fame NFL running back Hugh McElhenny dies at 93

FILE - Minnesota Vikings halfback Hugh McElhenny, left, takes to the air to get past a Los Angeles Rams tackler during an NFL football game in Los Angeles, on Oct. 21, 1962. McElhenny, an elusive NFL running back nicknamed “The King,” died on June 17, 2022, at his home in Nevada, his son-in-law Chris Permann confirmed Thursday, June 23, 2022. He was 93. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File) FILE - York Giants Halfback Hugh McElhenny, poses at the team's NFL football training camp in Fairfield, Conn., on Sept. 3, 1963. McElhenny, an elusive NFL running back nicknamed “The King,” died on June 17, 2022, at his home in Nevada, his son-in-law Chris Permann confirmed Thursday, June 23, 2022. He was 93. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File) FILE - Hugh McElhenny is introduced before the inaugural Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan Fest ,Friday, May 2, 2014, at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. NFL Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny, an elusive running back from the 1950s has died. He was 93. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said in a news release that McEhlenny died of natural causes on June 17 at his home in Nevada, and that son-in-law Chris Permann confirmed the death. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
Hall of Fame NFL running back Hugh McElhenny dies at 93