Demetrius DuBose
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| Demetrius DuBose | |
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| Date of birth | March 23, 1971 |
| Place of birth |  Seattle, Washington |
| Date of death | July 24, 1999 |
| Place of death | San Diego, California |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Notre Dame |
| NFL Draft | 1993 / Round 2 / Pick 34 |
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| 1993-1996 1997 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Jets |
Adolphus Demetrius DuBose (March 23, 1971 - July 24, 1999) was a former American football linebacker in the NFL, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. After failing to live up to expectations, he was allowed to leave as a free agent and signed with the New York Jets in 1997. He was waived by the Jets only four months later.
[edit] Life after football
Dubose's ticket in life had been football, but Dubose grew weary of football and soon lost interest in the sport towards the end of his professional career. Dubose was an articulate and well cultured individual, and was quite accomplished in snowboarding, surfing, beach volleyball, martial arts, and had a love for the arts, especially music. He had traveled the world during the off-seasons of his football career and visited places such as Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Peru's Machu Pichu. He spent time in Vail, Colorado and Mammoth, California where he had many friends, tuning his snowboarding skills. After football he invested much of his football earnings in business ventures including a line of sports clothing and a beach volley ball league. His home in DelMar, California was always open to visiting friends who he would introduce to one of his main loves in life, surfing. Dubose had aspirations of becoming a successful pro beach volleyball player and was well on his way to achieving his goal.
[edit] Tragedy
DuBose was shot to death by young inexperienced police officers in San Diego during a confrontation on July 24, 1999 after a day of beach volleyball and beer drinking. He was only 28. His death was an incredibly tragic event for family, friend, and his community, and a lesson for both future athletes and police officers alike in the perils of what can go wrong in a police confrontation with a large athletic individual.
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