New Additions to the Baltimore Ravens Memorial Wall

Wall memorializes Ron Marciniak and Jeff Blackshear.

It’s always a sad occasion when we have to update this list.

Ron Marciniak was an influential part of the Ravens’ scouting department for many years. Marciniak coined the phrase “Play Like A Raven.” Our condolences to his family.

Courtesy: Baltimore Ravens Facebook

Condolences, too, to former guard Jeff Blackshear.

Here is the full and updated list of former players, coaches, and administrators who have passed away since the team has been in Baltimore.

– Safety Eric Turner; intestinal cancer; age 31; May 28, 2000
– Wide receivers coach Milt Jackson; heart attack; age 61; Aug. 23, 2005
– Tackle Bernard Dafney; heart attack; age 37; Jan. 11, 2006
– Guard Orlando Bobo; heart and liver failure; age 33; May 14, 2007
– Fullback Chuck Evans; heart attack; age 41; Oct. 12, 2008

– Quarterback Steve McNair; homicide; age 36; July 4, 2009
– Linebacker Tony Fein; morphine overdose; age 27; Oct. 6, 2009
– Fullback Kenyon Cotton; surgical complications; age 36; July 2010
– Tackle Orlando Brown; diabetic complications; age 40; Sept. 23, 2011
– Majority owner Art Modell; natural causes; age 87; Sept. 6, 2012

– Quarterback Cullen Finnerty; pneumonia/brain damage; age 30; May 27, 2013
– Tackle Damion Cook; heart attack; age 36; June 26, 2015
– Head coach Ted Marchibroda; natural causes; age 84; January 16, 2016
– Cornerback Tray Walker; dirt bike accident; age 23; March 18, 2016
– Long snapper Frank Wainright; cause unknown; age 48; April 5, 2016

– Asst. coach Clarence Brooks; esophageal cancer; age 65; September 17, 2016
– Tight end Konrad Reuland; brain aneurysm; age 29; December 12, 2016
– Team president David Modell; lung cancer; age 55; January 13, 2017
– Wide receiver Michael Jackson; motorcycle accident; age 48; May 12, 2017
– Wide receiver James Hardy; suicide; age 31; June 7, 2017

– Defensive end Ryan Jones; homicide; age 26; June 18, 2017
– Tight end Mitchell Henry; leukemia; age 24; June 30, 2017
– Guard Jeff Blackshear, pancreatic cancer, age 50; August 31, 2019
– Southwest area scout Ron Marciniak, cause unknown, age 85; March 23, 2020.

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This list contains the best available information, but if any updates are necessary, let us know through ‘Comments’ below or to me by DM on Twitter @BaltimoreJoeyP.