Shawn Lee (American football)
For other people with the same name, see Shawn Lee.
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| Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | October 24, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Date of death: | February 26, 2011 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death: | Raleigh, North Carolina | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Brooklyn (NY) Erasmus Hall | ||
| College: | North Alabama | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1988 / Round: 6 / Pick: 163 | ||
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Shawn Swaboda Lee (October 24, 1966 – February 26, 2011) was an American football defensive tackle who played eleven seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988–89), the Miami Dolphins (1990–91), the San Diego Chargers (1992–97), and the Chicago Bears (1998) in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the Chargers. Lee and Reuben Davis were nicknamed "The Two Tons of Fun".
Shawn Lee was educated at the University of North Alabama as a communications Major. He was a co-founder of the Players Community Resource Center.[1]
Lee, who had been struggling with diabetes for the past few years, died on February 26, 2011 from cardiac arrest brought on by double pneumonia.[2] Lee was 44.
References
- ↑ Who's Who Among African Americans (23rd ed.). ISBN 978-1-4144-5345-3.
- ↑ Jenkins, Chris (February 28, 2011). "Former Chargers DL Shawn Lee dead at 44". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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