Former NFL Player & PA Native Dies Suddenly

SCRANTON, PA — Bill Ferrario, a Pennsylvania native who played professional football for the Green Bay Packers, has died unexpectedly.

The Scranton native was 47.

The Scranton Times Tribune confirmed his death. The cause was not revealed.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Ferrario started 50 straight games for the Wisconsin Badgers in college that included 37 victories, Big Ten championships in 1998 and 1999 and subsequent Rose Bowl appearances.

The left guard went on to play two seasons for the Packers.

Ferrario's former teammate and roommate, Casey Rabach, now a Wisconsin assistant offensive line coach, posted a tribute on social media.

“With a heavy heart, may you Rest in Peace,” Rabach in a repost of his wife, Nicole, who described Ferrario as a wonderful friend.

“You were like a brother to me,” she wrote. “Casey and I Iove you forever.”