Jeffrey Hugh Staggs was an American college and professional football player who played for the San Diego State Aztecs and San Diego Chargers.
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Position: | Linebacker |
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Born: | (1944-05-14)May 14, 1944 Elgin, Illinois |
Died: | September 17, 2014(2014-09-17) (aged 70) El Cajon, California |
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College: | San Diego State |
AFL Draft: | 1966 / Round: Red Shirt 3 / Pick: 26 (by the San Diego Chargers)[1] |
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Staggs was born in Elgin, Illinois and raised in San Diego County. After graduating from Point Loma High School, he attended Brigham Young University and San Diego City College.[2]
For two years, Staggs played college football at San Diego State University under coach Don Coryell, where he was a linebacker on the Aztecs' winning the Camellia Bowl in 1966 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]
Staggs played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers (1967–1972 and 1974) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1973).[4] He was traded along with a second rounder in 1972 and a second and third rounder in 1973 from the Chargers to the Rams for Deacon Jones, Lee White and Greg Wojcik on January 29, 1972.[5][6]
Staggs died in his sleep on September 17, 2014.[7] After his death, Staggs's brain was donated to the Boston University CTE Center and Brain Bank, where it was found that he had suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[8] In 2018, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of Staggs and other football players against the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[9]
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