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Born: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | June 23, 1961
Died: | June 22, 2015 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | (aged 53)
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College: | Howard |
Position: | Defensive back |
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Robert Donnell Sowell, Jr. [1] (June 23, 1961 – June 22, 2015) was a professional American football player who played defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins.
Sowell died June 22, 2015, of a heart attack. He was employed at UPS. [2] [3] He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head. [4] [5]