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Charles Wayne Osborne Jr. (November 2, 1973 – October 16, 2012) was an American football defensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL Draft. The 1996 NFL combine scored "Chuck" the strongest at 33 reps (225 lb). He played college football at the University of Arizona with the famed "Desert Swarm" defense and attended Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California.[1] Osborne was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals, Green Bay Packers, and the New England Patriots.[2] He died at his home in La Jolla, California on October 16, 2012. His cause of death was listed as "CTE and obesity-related hypertensive cardiomyopathy."[3]

Chuck Osborne

Osborne in 2000
No. 97, 98
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1973-11-02)November 2, 1973 Los Angeles, California
Died:	October 16, 2012(2012-10-16) (aged 38) La Jolla, California
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:	Santa Clarita (CA) Canyon
College:	Arizona
NFL Draft:	1996 / Round: 7 / Pick: 222
Career history
St. Louis Rams (1996) Amsterdam Admirals (1998) Oakland Raiders (1998–1999) Green Bay Packers (2000) New England Patriots (2000)
Career NFL statistics
Games: 37
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

References

• https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Chuck&l=Osborne&i=23358
• http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2012/10/17/chuck-osborne-unsung-hero-of-arizonas-desert-swarm-dies-at-38/
• https://www.facebook.com/charleswayneosborne/
• https://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/desert-swarm-mourns-tough-guy-osborne-101712

External links

• Just Sports Stats
• Chuck Osborne at Find a Grave

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