Todd Christensen, former tight end with the Raiders and a successful broadcaster, died on Wednesday morning at age 57. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Christensen battled liver disease in addition to other health complications.
Christensen played 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders. He was a major player with the Raiders and won two Super Bowls with the team. Christensen’s former coach Tom Flores commented on the star’s death on Wednesday. “Todd was an excellent football player and was prolific in the passing game,” he said. “He was a hybrid tight end, an H-back before it became a football term. He started out as a special teamer and was named our special teams captain right away while playing behind Raymond Chester and Dave Casper. He then helped us win Super Bowls. I remember Todd as always using big words and quoting famous authors and poets. He was comical at times because no one knew what he was talking about. I hadn’t seen much of him lately but miss the fun, great times we all shared as a Raider family.”
