Seau was divorced and left behind three children, daughter Sydney Beau and
sons Jake Ryan and Hunter Tiaina.
His girlfriend returned to the home on Wednesday and found him unconscious in
one of the bedrooms.
Police said a hand gun was found near the body and case is being investigated
as a suicide.
Born Tiaina Seau Junior grew up poor in San Diego after living his early
childhood years in American Samoa.
After competing in football, basketball and track and field at Oceanside High
School in California, Seau went on to the University of Southern California,
where he became a highly sought after prospect by NFL teams.
At his hometown team, the San Diego Chargers he quickly established himself as
one of the most tenacious, hard-hitting linebackers in the game, earning
himself the nicknamed ‘Tasmanian Devil’ for his aggression, energy and
intensity.
He played with Chargers from 1990 through 2002 and was chosen the league’s
defensive player of the year in 1992. He played three seasons with the Miami
Dolphins and then his four with the New England Patriots.
In a career that spanned 20 years he helped San Diego to their only Super Bowl
appearance in the 1994 season, and played in the 2008 Super Bowl for the New
England Patriots in their defeat to the New York Giants.
He retired from the NFL after the 2009 season.
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