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Schottenheimer: Seau's instincts tremendousFOX Sports Kansas CityThe news of former San Diego Chargers great Junior Seau's apparent suicide stunned virtually everyone who knew him, including former Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer. "When I coached him, he walked into work everyday with a smile on his face," ...and more »  

For 20 seasons Junior Seau fist pumped the crowds and held the line on the football field. The NFL superstar wore the jersey for New England, Miami and perhaps closest to his heart, his hometown of San Diego. Chargers fans and fellow footballers ...  

Marty Schottenheimer coached against a Junior Seau team for 11 seasons and coached him for one year with the San Diego Chargers. Yet Schottenheimer, like the rest of the pro football world, was stunned and mystified by the death of Seau, who at age 43, apparently took his life with a gunshot to his chest on Wednesday near San Diego.  

crowds and held the line on the football field. The NFL superstar wore the jersey for New England, Miami and perhaps closest to his heart, his hometown of San Diego. Chargers fans and fellow ...  

Fooch's Note: Given Seau's prominence in the NFL for so many years, I thought this was worth moving to the front page.According to reports from various outlets, it appears that Junior Seau - former LB for the San Diego Chargers has died. Here's a link from Yahoo's Shutdown Corner. Even creepier is the fact that he is apparently the 8th member of the 1994 Super Bowl Champion San Diego Chargers team... CREEPY. Apparently he took his own life...  

Multiple news sources in the San Diego area are reporting that former NFL Star Junior Seau has committed suicide.  Police have responded to a report of gunshot fire at Seau's home in suburban San Diego and outlets have reported that Seau has been found dead inside the family home.  It has been reported that Seau shot himself in the chest. Seau, 42, was a superstar with the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patirots.  He is a...  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau's girlfriend reported finding him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest and lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. A gun was found near him, McCoy...  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43.  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday, May 2, in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43.  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43.  

Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau's girlfriend reported finding him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest and lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. A gun was found near him, McCoy said. Police said no suicide...  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau’s girlfriend reported finding him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest and lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. A gun was found near him, McCoy said.  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He...  

OCEANSIDE — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43.  

Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. (May 2)  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Junior Seau, the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years and a member of the New England Patriots' 2007 Super Bowl team, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what ...  

When retired NFL star Junior Seau died of a gunshot wound Wednesday at his home in Oceanside, Calif., he became the eighth member of the famed San Diego Chargers 1994 Super Bowl team to have an untimely death.  

"He was a local hero -- he certainly gave back to the community and to the youth through his Junior Seau Foundation," Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood told The North ... Seau becomes the eighth member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers, who lost Super Bowl XXIX ...  

Seau played 13 of his 20 NFL seasons in San Diego, leading the 1994 Chargers to the Super Bowl. Many fans in attendance Friday wore Seau's No. 55 jersey -- in Chargers blue, Southern California cardinal and gold (Seau played for USC) and Miami Dolphins ...  

Junior Seau's apparent suicide has left many of his former teammates stunned and saddened, searching for answers as to why. "I'm sorry to say, Superman is dead," said Shawn Mitchell, a chaplain for the San Diego Chargers. "All of us can appear ...  

Former San Diego Chargers superstar linebacker, Junior Seau, was found dead Wednesday in his Oceanside home. Police who showed up to his house this morning, says Seau's cause of death may have been self-inflicted with a gunshot wound to the chest.  

Bleacher ReportBethel SportsBeat: NFL, Concussions and DeathPatch.comFormer NFL players from the area talk about Junior Seau's death and life after football. By Paul Devlin Seau played for the San Diego Chargers for 12 seasons, leading them to a Super Bowl in 1995. the Junior Seau Facebook page The death of Junior Seau, ...Junior Seau's position exacerbated his condition, former NFL player saysLos Angeles TimesNFL Football's Future: Why I'll...  

Seau, who was 43, was an intimidating linebacker who was a key to the ... who died in a car crash in June 1995 -- just months after he played in the Super Bowl. Police say Griggs, 28, had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit when he swerved off ...  

The Chargers defeated the Steelers 17-13 to advance to the Super Bowl. San Diego Chargers' Junior Seau, right, congratulates San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young after the 49ers 49-26 victory in Super Bowl XXIX at Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium.  

Once again the phones started to ring, former San Diego Chargers from the franchise's lone Super Bowl team calling each other and digesting the news that another one of them was gone. With word that Junior Seau died Wednesday, the number of Chargers who played in the Super Bowl on Jan. 29, 1995, and are now dead, is eight.  

Former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau died on Wednesday after what is being reported as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. With his death, Seau becomes the eighth member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers team that played in Super Bowl XXIX ...  

(AP) — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning ... Union said Thursday that border inspectors have used excessive force ...  

Telegraph.co.ukSeau's death points out NFL's below-the-radar dangersArizona Daily StarCurtis Whitley died of a drug overdose. Chris Mims died of an enlarged heart, Shawn Lee of cardiac arrest and Lew Bush of a heart attack. And on Wednesday, 43-year-old Junior Seau became the eighth member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers to pass away ...Are the '94 San Diego Chargers Cursed?Fox NewsJunior Seau joins eerie death list of 1994 Chargers Super Bowl...  

Seau is the eighth player from the 1994 San Diego Chargers to die at a young age. That team that played in a Super Bowl at Pro Player Stadium and lost to San Francisco also included ... off the field, in the weight room, just everywhere that Junior went ...  

The fifth overall pick overall in the 1990 draft, Seau was voted to a Chargers-record 12 straight Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro six times. Seau's death is the eighth among the 1994 San Diego Chargers, who won the AFC title and lost to the San Francisco ...  

"He's joking to me, he called me a `homegirl,"' she said. Seau was a standout linebacker with the University of Southern California before going to the San Diego Chargers, whom he led to the Super Bowl following the 1994 season. "Everyone at the Chargers ...  

On the heels of Junior Seau's tragic death last week, we took a look at the troubling legacy attached to the 1994 San Diego Chargers. Seau became the eighth member of that Super Bowl team to die before the age of 45. Causes of death include a ...  

When retired NFL star Junior Seau died of a gunshot wound Wednesday at his home in Oceanside, Calif., he became the eighth untimely death of a member of the famed San Diego Chargers 1994 Superbowl team. "Everyone at the Chargers is in complete ...  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43.  

Junior Seau's death is the eighth among the 1994 San Diego Chargers, who won the AFC title and lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. The list of players: — Junior Seau, LB, 43, on Wednesday, from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound ...  

He sustained minor injuries. Seau was a standout linebacker with the University of Southern California before going to the San Diego Chargers, whom he led to the Super Bowl following the 1994 season. He remained with the Chargers until 2003 and ...  

It also left everyone wondering what led to Seau's death Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. "I'm sorry to say, Superman is dead," said Shawn Mitchell, a chaplain for the San Diego Chargers. "All of us can ...  

Today’s sad news that Junior Seau has died at the age of 43 is another tragic story about the star-crossed San Diego Chargers of 1994, a Super Bowl team that has now seen eight of its players die before reaching the age of 45. Six months ago ...  

In these file photos released by the NFL, former San Diego Chargers football players, from left, Lew Bush, Rodney Culver, Shawn Lee, Chris Mims and Junior Seau are shown. Seau's death on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, is the eighth among the Chargers 1994 AFC championship team.  

Yesterday, former San Diego Charger and NFL standout, Junior Seau ... In 1994, Seau helped lead San Deigo to their first and only AFC title and a trip to the Super Bowl before falling to the San Francisco 49ers in the championship game.  

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) -  Of all the stops on Bobby Ross’s coaching resume, the one he’s probably best known for was his five years with the San Diego Chargers. He took the 1994 team, with linebacker Junior Seau to the Super Bowl where they ...  

Former NFL star Junior Seau, 43, died at his Oceanside ... In a tragic coincidence, Seau becomes the eighth member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers, who lost Super Bowl XXIX to the 49ers, to die at a young age. The others: Chris Mims, David ...  

OCEANSIDE -- Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43.  

Seau was a standout linebacker with the University of Southern California before going to the San Diego Chargers, whom he led to the Super Bowl following the 1994 season. "Everyone at the Chargers is in complete shock and disbelief right now.  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43.  

Junior Seau’s death is the eighth among the 1994 San Diego Chargers, who won the AFC title and lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. The list of players: — Junior Seau, LB, 43, on Wednesday, from apparent self-inflicted gunshot ...  

Junior Seau, the legendary linebacker from the San Diego Chargers, passed away earlier this week from a  suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Seau is the 8th member of the 1994 Super Bowl Chargers team to pass away. Seau’s death was ...  

He was 43. Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau's girlfriend reported ... going to the San Diego Chargers -- his hometown team -- which he led to the Super Bowl following the 1994 season. "Everyone at the Chargers is in complete shock and ...  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide.  

He was 43. Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau’s girlfriend reported ... going to the San Diego Chargers – his hometown team – whom he led to the Super Bowl following the 1994 season. “Everyone at the Chargers is in complete shock and ...  

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Junior Seau, a homegrown superstar who was the fist-pumping, emotional leader of the San Diego Chargers for 13 years, was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide.  

OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Courtney Hall captained the only San Diego Chargers team to reach a Super Bowl. Four times a Pro Bowler, the former center enjoys recounting the team's journey, right down to the last pulsating detail. Instead of reveling ...  

SAN DIEGO (AP) After finishing last in the NFL in third-down defense, the San Diego Chargers will turn to ''Super Melvin'' to try to get out of their funk.  

Seau is the eighth member of San Diego's lone Super Bowl team to die, an unsettling number to the survivors.