Junior Seau joins eerie death list of 1994 Chargers Super Bowl squad
Source: NY Daily News
Seau, 43, is the third '94 Charger to die the past two years, following linebacker Lew Bush, who died of a heart attack in December of 2011 and defensive tackle Shawn Lee, who died in February of 2011 at the age of 44 from cardiac arrest brought on by double pneumonia.
Three years before Lee and Bush's death, defensive end Chris Mims and center Curtis Whitley were both discovered dead in their homes in 2008. Mims, who weighed 456 pounds when he died, was killed by an enlarged heart, and Whitley, who had a history of substance abuse, was found dead in his Texas trailer.
The curse of the '94 squad began shortly after they played in the Super Bowl. In 1995, five months after losing to the 49ers in the big game, linebacker David Griggs died after his speeding car slid off an expressway ramp in Florida. Griggs, who was later determined to have been drunk at the time of the crash, was 28.
Less than a year later, running back Rodney Culver died in a plane crash at the age of 26, and in July 1998, linebacker Doug Miller died after being struck by lightning.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/junior-seau-joins-eerie-death-list-1994-chargers-super-bowl-squad-article-1.1071838
Suicide
3 heart attacks
a probable overdose
a car crash
a plane crash
lightning
8 out of a 53 man roster dead before the age of 45. Sad and odd.
truthisfreedom
(23,168 posts)And very weird.
Bigleaf
(2,050 posts)really weird. What is the Chargers logo?
Yes, the lightning bolt.
underpants
(183,007 posts)aside from the variety of all the early deaths that one (the irony of it) stood out.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)From Wikipedia: Seau survived with minor injuries a 100-foot fall down a cliff in his SUV in October 2010; he said he had fallen asleep at the wheel. Hours earlier he was arrested for domestic violence after his girlfriend reported an incident to the police.[7] He was never charged.
underpants
(183,007 posts)a guy who is on ESPN Marcus Wiley who knew Seau really well sat him down two years ago and asked him. Seau said he fell asleep at the wheel. As Mike Golic (who played in the NFL) said "My whole life I never let on about any weakness".
Depression is a likely result of lots of concussions. Anyone who plays in the NFL has consussions whether they are diagnosed or not. The average age for a NFL vet to live is 57.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)wow!
aggiesal
(8,955 posts)The remaining 45 players are probably looking over their shoulders,
making sure they don't see the reaper!