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Sonny Karnofsky, 92, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles).
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|Abraham "Sonny" Karnofsky (September 22, 1922 – January 9, 2015) was an American football halfback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Boston Yanks. He played college football at the University of Arizona, having previously attended Phoenix Union High School. He died of lung cancer at his home in Galt, California on January 9, 2015. He was Jewish.
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