Chuck Osborne (American football)
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California | November 2, 1973||
Died: | October 16, 2012 La Jolla, California | (aged 38)||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||
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High school: | Santa Clarita (CA) Canyon | ||
College: | Arizona | ||
NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 7 / Pick: 222 | ||
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Charles Wayne Osborne Jr. (November 2, 1973 – October 16, 2012) was an American football defensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL Draft. 1996 NFL combine scored "Chuck" the strongest at 33 reps (225 lb). He played college football at the University of Arizona with the famed "Desert Swarm" defense and attended Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California.[1] Osborne was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders.[2] He died at his home in La Jolla, California on October 16, 2012. His cause of death was listed as "CTE and obesity-related hypertensive cardiomyopathy."[3]
References[]
- ^ "CHUCK OSBORNE". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Arena Football League Transactions". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 25, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Former Canyon star was casualty of sport". signalscv.com. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Chuck&l=Osborne&i=23358
- http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2012/10/17/chuck-osborne-unsung-hero-of-arizonas-desert-swarm-dies-at-38/
- https://www.facebook.com/charleswayneosborne/
- https://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/desert-swarm-mourns-tough-guy-osborne-101712
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- 1973 births
- 2012 deaths
- Players of American football from Los Angeles
- American football defensive tackles
- Arizona Wildcats football players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Amsterdam Admirals players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Deaths from hypertension
- Georgia Force players
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
- Deaths from cardiomyopathy
- American football players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Deaths from dementia
- Neurological disease deaths in California
- American football defensive lineman, 1970s birth stubs