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ASU quarterback Jake Plummer gets a hand in the face from UA nose guard Chuck Osborne during the 1995 Arizona vs. Arizona State football on Nov. 24, 1995. Photo by Bruce McClelland / Arizona Daily Star

Arizonaโ€™s Desert Swarm era All-Pac-10 defensive linemanย Chuck Osborneย died in 2012. He was only 38. Medical examiners recently concluded he died of causes related to CTE โ€” chronic traumatic encephalopathy โ€” or, a brain injury, probably related to his football career. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal in California last week reported that Osborneโ€™s final years were marked by obesity and depression as it detailed the time leading to his death.ย 


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