Dave Duerson, Member of '85 Bears Defense, Found Dead

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Dave Duerson, who started at safety for the Chicago Bears' dominant 1985 defense, was found dead in his Miami home Thursday. He was 50. No cause of death was immediately reported.

"Our family asks that you please remember Dave as a good, kind and caring man," the Duerson family said in a statement released on the Bears' official website. "He loved and cherished his family and friends and was extremely proud of his beloved Notre Dame and Chicago Bears. Please keep Dave and our family in your prayers."

Duerson was a third-round draft pick out of Notre Dame in 1983, then played for the Bears from '83 through '89. During that time, he earned four consecutive Pro Bowl nods (1985-88) and was named the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year in 1987.

 

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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/18/dave-duerson-member-of-85-bears-defense-found-dead/

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