What is Zurlon Tipton?
''This is about the American football player. For other people called Tipton, see [[Tipton (disambiguation)]].'' '''Zurlon Tipton''' (April 27, 1990 &ndash; June 28, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[American football|football]] [[running back]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]] and signed with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2014. He was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. Tipton died on June 28, 2016 at a hospital in Detroit, Michigan after accidentally shooting himself in the [[stomach]], aged 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox59.com/2016/06/28/former-colts-running-back-zurlon-tipton-dies-after-accidental-shooting-in-michigan/|title=Former Colts running back Zurlon Tipton dies after accidental shooting in Michigan|last=Margason|first=Greg|work=fox59.com|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2016/06/28/zurlon-tipton-roseville-shooting/86483652/|title=Ex-CMU football player Zurlon Tipton dies after accidental shooting|last1=Hall|first1=Christina|last2=Manzullo|first2=Brian|work=freep.com|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tipton, Zurlon}} [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths by firearm in the United States]] [[Category:Accidental deaths in the United States]] [[Category:Indianapolis Colts players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Detroit]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}