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He attended Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California.
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Carl Ekern
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Carl Frederick Ekern (May 27, 1954 – August 1, 1990) was an NFL football player. Ekern was a graduate of San Jose State University and played pro football from 1976 to 1988 for the Los Angeles Rams. He appeared in the 1985 team promotional video "Ram lieutenant", under the name of "Carl East, General of the Doctorate." He died of head injuries on August 1, 1990 when the Jeep he was driving ran off a highway near the Kern County town of Ridgecrest, California.
At the time of the accident, Ekern was en route to Minden, Nevada, where he was a volunteer counselor and coach at the Rite of Passage, a camp for juvenile delinquents.
The camp is located about 15 miles east of Lake Tahoe.
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August 1, 1990 (aged 36)