title: Eric Cunningham (American football)
text: # Eric Cunningham (American football)
  
  Eric Allan Cunningham (March 16, 1957 – January 22, 1995) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the New York Jets. He played college football at Penn State University.
  
  ## Early years
  
  Cunningham attended at South High School in Akron, Ohio.
  
  ## College career
  
  Cunningham attended and played college football at the Penn State from 1975 to 1978.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Cunningham was selected in the fourth round (#96 overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Cunningham died at the age of 37 on January 22, 1995, in New Haven, Connecticut.
  
  