Source: Associated Press By Bernie Wilson SAN DIEGO – Don Coryell, the innovative coach whose Air Coryell offense produced some of the most dynamic passing attacks in NFL history, has died. He was 85. The San Diego Chargers confirmed Coryell died Thursday at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in suburban La Mesa. The team did not release [...]
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Former Chargers QB Ryan Leaf indicted
Source: Associated Press CANYON, Texas (AP)—Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been indicted by a Randall County grand jury on drug and burglary charges. The indictment handed up Wednesday in Canyon charged the 33-year-old former San Diego Chargers quarterback and former West Texas A&M quarterbacks coach with one count of burglary to a habitation, seven [...]
Former Charger Chris Mims found dead
Source: Associated Press By Greg Risling LOS ANGELES (AP)—Chris Mims, a former defensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers beset by legal problems, was found dead in his downtown apartment Wednesday. He was 38. Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play. Mims was discovered shortly before 9:30 a.m. by police officers conducting a [...]
Charger-turned-Niner Fred Dean answers Hall’s call
Source: Associated Press By Bernie Wilson SAN DIEGO (AP)—It was a trade that defined a career. Fred Dean already was a standout defensive end when the San Diego Chargers dealt him to the San Francisco 49ers during the 1981 season. Dean was depressed when the deal came down. That didn’t last long because he was [...]
Foley agrees to settle lawsuit for $5.5 million
Source: Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP)—Former San Diego Chargers linebacker Steve Foley agreed to settle his lawsuit for $5.5 million against a police officer who shot him two years ago, ending his football career. Foley’s lawyer, Harvey Levine, said his client wants to get on with his life. Foley reached the agreement last week with [...]
Former Chargers S Kiel dies in car crash
Source: PA SportsTicker SAN DIEGO (TICKER) —Former San Diego Chargers safety Terrence Kiel was killed in a car crash, police said Saturday. He was 27. According to a San Diego police spokesman, Kiel’s body was ejected from his 2004 Chevrolet sedan, which crashed into a wall in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Kiel, who was driving [...]
Former Charger Fred Dean selected to Hall of Fame
Source: Associated Press Fred Dean, Defensive End, 6-3, 230 1975-1981 San Diego Chargers, 1981-1985 San Francisco 49ers. 11 seasons, 141 games. Selected by San Diego in the second round (33rd player overall) in 1975 NFL draft. … Played linebacker in college, moved to defensive line with the Chargers. … Quickness, speed, strength made him a [...]
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