Earl Passwaters
Earl Passwaters
Full Name:  Earl H. Passwaters
     Born:  July 25, 1952
     Died:  June 7, 2011, Bridgeville, Del.
   School:  Woodbridge High School in Bridgeville, Delaware
            Wesley JC in Dover, Delaware


FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1972  85  TE-DE   6-3  215  Jr   *   Bridgeville, DE             
1973  85  DE      6-3  212  Sr   *   Bridgeville, DE             


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Obituary for Earl H. Passwaters
Published in The News Journal on June 9, 2011

Earl H. Passwaters, of Bridgeville, DE, passed away suddenly at home on June 7, 2011. He was born on July 25, 1952, the son of Earl and Helen Passwaters who preceded him in death. He attended Florida State University where he played football before returning to Bridgeville to farm with his father and brother. He was a seed representative for twenty-six years for Pioneer HiBred International. In 2008 he established East Coast Seed, LLC where he continued to work with local growers, supplying seed and consultation. He was member of the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company where he worked with the Fire Police. He is survived by his wife of thirty-nine years, Beth (Lewis) Passwaters; a son Brian Passwaters and his wife Amber of Hampstead, NC; a daughter Amanda Forbes and her husband Scott of Chapel Hill, NC; five granddaughters, Cassandra, Elizabeth and Samantha Passwaters and Hannah and Ally Forbes; his brother Coulter and his wife Charlotte of Bridgeville; his mother-in-law Dorothy Lewis of Wilmington, NC; and many nieces and nephews.



FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1972   6 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1973  10 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  6- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   16 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  0-  0- 0 |   1-  6- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1972   6 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1973  10 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    6
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   16 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    6
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1972                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep  9 Pittsburgh           |  1           
Sep 16 Miami                |  1           
Sep 30 Kansas               |  1           
Oct  7 Florida              |  1           
Oct 28 Auburn               |  1           
Nov 18 South Carolina       |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  6   0    0

                            |      Starts
1973                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 15 Wake Forest          |  1           
Sep 22 Kansas               |  1           
Sep 29 Miami                |  1           
Oct 13 Mississippi State    |  1           
Oct 20 Memphis State        |  1           
Oct 27 San Diego State      |  1           
Nov  3 Houston              |  1           
Nov 10 Virginia Tech        |  1           
Nov 17 South Carolina       |  1           
Dec  1 Florida              |  1       LE  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 10   0    1

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 16   0    1
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1972                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep  9 Pittsburgh           |   1   2   3  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 16 Miami                |   2   0   2  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 30 Kansas               |   1   0   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  7 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   4   2   6  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1973                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Nov  3 Houston              |   1   2   3  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  6- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 10 Virginia Tech        |   2   0   2  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   3   2   5  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  6- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1972                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep  9 Pittsburgh           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Sep 16 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Sep 30 Kansas               |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct  7 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1973                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Nov  3 Houston              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Nov 10 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0