Former NFL Player Sean Dawkins Dead at 52 – E! Online

The soccer world is mourning the lack of a star.

Sean Dawkins, a beloved College of California, Berkeley alum who performed for 9 seasons within the NFL, has died, a Cal Athletics spokesperson confirmed to E! Information. He was 52.

Dawkins’ reason behind dying was as a consequence of cardiac arrest, in accordance with a Cal Athletics news release.

The large receiver started his skilled profession in 1993 when he was chosen by the Indianapolis Colts within the first spherical of the NFL draft. Two years later, he helped take the workforce to the AFC Championship recreation, the place the Colts in the end misplaced to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

After leaving the Colts in 1997, Dawkins had stints on the New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings earlier than retiring from soccer in 2002. He subsequently moved to Sacramento, Calif. and began a profession in actual property, in accordance with Cal Athletics.

By 2005, Dawkins was inducted into the Berkeley corridor of fame for his contributions to the College’s soccer program. Within the wake of his dying, his former faculty teammates shared their recollections of the late Cal star, together with Dave Barr, who informed Sports Illustrated that “his expertise was plain.”