OT: Former Heisman winner, Bears first-round pick Rashaan Salaam dead at 42

[Dback Jon]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/former...pick-rashaan-salaam-dead-at-42-205736467.html


Former Chicago Bears first-round pick Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner, was found dead on Monday night at a park in Boulder, Colo. He was 42.

Salaam, a San Diego native, rose to stardom at the University of Colorado, where as a junior he was a big part of the Buffaloes squad that went 11-1 and was ranked No. 3 in the polls at the end of the season. He rushed for 2,055 yards that season, becoming just the fourth college player to eclipse 2,000 yards, earning him the Heisman over Penn State’s Ki-Jana Carter and Alcorn State’s Steve McNair.

Police said there were no signs of foul play in Salaam’s death, and the cause of death is unknown at this point. The Boulder Daily Camera reported it is being investigated as a possible suicide.

 

[Dback Jon]

Rashaan Salaam is the first Heisman winner of last 55 years to die. Until today, every winner since Ernie Davis (1961) was alive

 

[Dback Jon]

Youngest player in NFL history to rush for 1000 yards – 21 years, 77 days old

 

[Dback Jon]

Rashaan Salaam is the first Heisman winner of last 55 years to die. Until today, every winner since Ernie Davis (1961) was alive

What's even stranger is that the #3 (Steve McNair) and #9 (Lawrence Phillips) in voting that year are dead as well.

 

[NJCardFan]

What's even stranger is that the #3 (Steve McNair) and #9 (Lawrence Phillips) in voting that year are dead as well.

If Salaam's death is indeed a suicide, non of the 3 dead will be of natural causes. McNair was murdered and Phillips hung himself in prison.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Salaam's mother says police told her they suspect suicide after finding a note.

 

[Redneck Voodoo]

Sad, sad, sad... these are the stories that make it hard to enjoy watching the NFL. Condolences to his family.

 

[NJCardFan]

Could this be another CTE incident that led to the suicides of Dave Duerson, Andre Waters, and Junior Seau?

 

[GuernseyCard]

If Salaam's death is indeed a suicide, non of the 3 dead will be of natural causes. McNair was murdered and Phillips hung himself in prison.

Portraits are "hung", people are "hanged".

 

[DeAnna]

Could this be another CTE incident that led to the suicides of Dave Duerson, Andre Waters, and Junior Seau?

That was my first thought. Sad.

 

[jf-08]

So tragic.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

 

[NJCardFan]

Portraits are "hung", people are "hanged".

Well, the jail terminology is hung up.

 

[Darkside]

It happens. People die every day. Every second of every day, and they're important to someone.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Sad