Phillip
Matthew
Adams
Born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of
[private father (1950s - unknown)]
and [private mother (unknown - unknown)]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (unknown - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 32
in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States
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Biography
Phillip Adams is Notable.
Adams was an American professional football player who was a cornerback in the NFL.
Phillip Adams was born July 20, 1988, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina to Alonzo Evia Adams and Phyllis Lanette Paden.[1] He attended Rock Hill High School,[2] where he played football and basketball. He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs[3] and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.[4] He also played for the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Atlanta Falcons. In his time with the Raiders, he suffered two concussions over three games.[5]
Phillip married Barbara Unknown before 2021.[6]
Phillip Adams passed away in 2021.[6] An autopsy revealed that Adams suffered from an "unusually severe" case of a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[7] He shot himself on 8 April 2021 during a standoff with police, following a mass shooting in which he was identified as the shooter that killed six people. [8] Burial was in the Grandview Memorial Park Hollis Lakes, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina.[9]
Research Notes
Unlikely to be same Phillip Matthew Adams
- Ashley Nicole Kindall & Phillip Matthew Adams applied for a marriage license in Marion, Ohio in 2009.[10]
Sources
- ↑ Birth:"Web: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S., Birth Index, 1865-2012"
Birth Index. The Register of Deeds Office, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. https://meckrod.manatron.com/Birth/SearchEntry.aspx: accessed 3 April 2012; URL: https://meckrod.manatron.com/Birth/SearchEntry.aspx
Ancestry Record 70591 #4654239 (accessed 10 December 2022)
Phillip Matthew Adams born on 20 Jul 1988, son of Alonzo Evia Adams & Phyllis Lanette Paden, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. - ↑ Three High Schools to Graduate Seniors Tonight, The Herald, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 26 May 2006, pg 4.
- ↑ Carboni, Nick (April 8, 2021). "Shooting suspect Phillip Adams played 6 NFL seasons". WCNC-TV. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ↑ "49ers Select CB Adams". 49ers.com. April 24, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2021
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, December 8). Phillip Adams (American football). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:58, December 10, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phillip_Adams_(American_football)&oldid=1126273815
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
The Herald; Publication Date: 25 Apr 2021; Publication Place: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/731057742/?article=2f341617-eddf-4a1e-b68a-e23136b8e325&focus=0.22829346,0.24170935,0.9887857,0.614395&xid=3355
Ancestry Record 61843 #912227757 (accessed 10 December 2022)
Name: Phillip Adams; Gender: Male; Death Age: 32; Birth Date: abt 1989; Residence Place: York County, South Carolina; Death Date: 7 Apr 2021; Death Place: Rock Hill; Obituary Date: 25 Apr 2021; Obituary Place: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA; Newspaper Title: The Herald; Spouse: Barbara. - ↑ "Autopsy of ex-NFL player Phillip Adams, accused of killing six people, shows 'unusually severe' CTE". ESPN.com. December 14, 2021.
- ↑ Shooting, The Herald, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 18 Apr 2021 pgs 1A, A4.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225421461/phillip-adams: accessed February 25, 2024), memorial page for Phillip Adams (20 Jul 1988–8 Apr 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 225421461, citing Grandview Memorial Park Hollis Lakes, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
- ↑ Vital Statistics-Marriage Licenses Issued, The Marion Star, Marion, Ohio, 4 May 2009, pg 3.
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