Melvin Foster, former college football star who later served as Texas deputy sheriff, dead at 59

Melvin Foster, a former college football star who later became a sheriff’s deputy in Texas, has died, according to an online obituary. He was 59.

Foster was a standout linebacker with the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was on the team that won a Big Ten Championship and made a Rose Bowl appearance. He led the team in tackles during his junior and senior seasons.

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After his collegiate career was over, he had a brief stint with the Dallas Cowboys.