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- Born: July 30, 1956Department of Justice: Wanted: William Jeff Komlo (pdf)
- Education: University of Delaware, star quarterbackAmerica's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo (2005)
- 9th round pick, 1979 NFL draftESPN: Police: Komlo dies in crash in Greece (March 20, 2009)
- Played for Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Atlanta Falcons between 1979 and 1983MLive: Police: Former Lions quarterback Jeff Komlo killed in crash in Greece (March 20, 2009)
- Threw for 2238 yards and had 11 touchdowns with Detroit America's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo (2005)
- Charged on two drunk driving charges in July 2005MLive: Police: Former Lions quarterback Jeff Komlo killed in crash in Greece (March 20, 2009)
- Convicted on October 17, 2001 of DUI and reckless endangermentAmerica's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo (2005)
- Involved in an indictment against his teammate Peter Bistrian for theftAmerica's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo (2005)
- Also under investigation for fires at his homes in Florida and PennsylvaniaMLive: Police: Former Lions quarterback Jeff Komlo killed in crash in Greece (March 20, 2009)
- Pennsylvania home burned on June 4, 2005America's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo (2005)
- West Palm Beach home burned in 2004America's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo" (2005)
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William Jeff Komlo was a quarterback for the Detroit Lions, who skipped a sentencing hearing on two drunk driving charges in 2005, and was also wanted on assault, theft and arson charges. On March 20, 2009, authorities confirmed that he had died in a car crash in Greece a week earlier.Sacramento Bee: Police: Fugitive Ex-NFL QB killed in Greece crash (March 20, 2009)
Komlo's Charges
William "Jeff" Komlo was wanted on so many different crimes in the United States, that when he was killed in a car crash in Athens, Greece, on March 14, 2009, authorities were suspicious that he had faked his own death. Philly.com: FBI confirms death of fugitive ex-quarterback (March 19, 2009)Komlo failed to appear for sentencing in May 2005 on two drunk driving charges. At the time he disappeared he was also scheduled to appear in a preliminary court to respond to assault charges on his girlfriend. A warrant had also been issued for the arson fire of his home in West Palm Beach; a second house Chester Springs, Pennsylvania also burned under suspicious circumstances. Philly.com: FBI confirms death of fugitive ex-quarterback (March 19, 2009) Komlo was also wanted in discussions with his former teammate Peter Bistrian, who was alleged to have stolen $1.4 million from a South African steel manufacturer. Some of the money was wired to Komlo's account.America's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo" (2005)
But, on March 20, 2009, authorities used fingerprints to prove that the former NFL quarterback had in fact died in the car crash.Philly.com: FBI confirms death of fugitive ex-quarterback (March 19, 2009)
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