Following the shocking news of the apparent suicide of future Hall of Fame NFL linebacker Junior Seau, another shocker came to a realization.
Seau is the eighth member of the 1994 AFC Champion San Diego Charges to have passed away. None of the eight members lived to be 45.
Follow Twitchy’s live Twitter report of the situation here.
Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky wrote an article on the team in December of 2011, detailing the situations behind each of the team members’ deaths.
Eight members of the 94 Chargers have died. That's a serious problem for the NFL.
— Jordan Kaplan (@JKaplan_nV) May 2, 2012
8 players from the 94 Chargers have died now. None lived to be 45. That's creepy.
— Fatrick Ewing (@tryna_be_famous) May 2, 2012
Out of all those '94 Chargers deaths, the most creepy is the one guy killed by two bolts of lightning. For real.
— Michael Griffin (@literateartist) May 2, 2012
'94 Chargers cause-of-deaths haunting: car accident, ValuJet crash, lightning (!), drugs, 3 heart problems and now Junior.
— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) May 2, 2012
Vince McMahon thinks the NFL has a problem RT @RandBall: If TMZ report is true, Junior Seau would be the 8th member of '94 Chargers to die.
— CSTB (@cstbtweet) May 2, 2012
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/02/seau-becomes-8th-member-of-94-chargers-to-pass-away/
