REPORT: Troubled Ex-NFL Star Lance Rentzel Dead At 82
His skills on the field were undeniable and his larger-than-life personality was magnetic, but an underlying pulse of mental illness plagued his career, according to The Dallas Morning News. He seemed to bounce back, only to wind up in the same situation once more. Lance Rentzel, an electrifying Cowboys receiver married to a TV star when legal troubles wrecked their glamorous lifestyle, if not his career, died Sunday in Virginia, according to his obituary.
- ▪His skills on the field were undeniable and his larger-than-life personality was magnetic, but an underlying pulse of mental illness plagued his career, according to The Dallas Morning News.
- ▪He seemed to bounce back, only to wind up in the same situation once more.
- ▪Lance Rentzel, an electrifying Cowboys receiver married to a TV star when legal troubles wrecked their glamorous lifestyle, if not his career, died Sunday in Virginia, according to his obituary.
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- ▪ Lance Rentzel, troubled former Cowboys receiver, dead at 82 — New York Post
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Sports REPORT: Troubled Ex-NFL Star Lance Rentzel Dead At 82 (Photo by Jim Luzzi/Sports Imagery/Getty Images) Leena Nasir Entertainment Reporter June 10, 2026 11:43 AM ET June 10, 2026 11:43 AM ET Leena Nasir Entertainment Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); Former Cowboys wide receiver Lance Rentzel reportedly died Sunday in Virginia at the age of 82, an obituary revealed.
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