Junior Seau remembered in surfing ceremony OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) - Hundreds of surfers paid their respects to Junior Seau on Sunday with a "paddle-out" ceremony in the Pacific, just beyond the beachfront home where the football great and avid surfer committed suicide at age 43. The death of Seau, a longtime player for the San Diego Chargers, was a blow to residents of that city where the retired linebacker was viewed as a ... NFL star Junior Seau remembered in surfing ceremony OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) - Hundreds of surfers paid their respects to Junior Seau on Sunday with a "paddle-out" ceremony in the Pacific, just beyond the beachfront home where the football great and avid surfer committed suicide at age 43. The death of Seau, a longtime player for the San Diego Chargers, was a blow to residents of that city where the retired linebacker was viewed as a ... Doctors to examine Junior Seau's brain Junior Seau's family will let researchers study the former NFL linebacker's brain for evidence of trauma, San Diego Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell said Friday. Junior Seau tribute in ocean waters Several hundred people took part in a paddle-out in front of Junior Seau's Oceanside (San Diego County) home to pay tribute to the former NFL linebacker. The Los Angeles Times reported that participants at Sunday's... Junior Seau's family revisiting decision to donate his brain The family of Junior Seau is revisiting the decision to allow his brain to be examined for possible injuries from his football career. Paddle-out, memorial set for Junior Seau OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Friends and fans of ex-Chargers linebacker Junior Seau, who killed himself Wednesday with a shot to the chest, will hold a paddle-out memorial in front of his waterfront home in Oceanside Sunday. OCEANSIDE: Hundreds 'paddle out' to honor Junior Seau A couple hundred people took to the surf Sunday afternoon in front of the Oceanside home of football great Junior Seau in tribute to the hometown hero and avid surfer who died Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Nation + world | Chaplain: Junior Seau's family seeking advice about donating brain for research NFL Junior Seau's family is revisiting its decision to donate the former NFL linebacker's brain for research into football-related injuries. Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell said Sunday that the family, which is of Samoan descent, is consulting with a group of elders on a number of matters. Junior Seau Fans -- 'Paddle Out' to Honor Him Junior Seau was honored today when more than 1,000 people "paddled out" in the ocean to pay their respects to the NFL legend. The water-based memorial took place in Oceanside, CA this afternoon -- directly in front of his beachfront home -- and… Seau paddle-out an ocean tribute to SD icon On the swells where Junior Seau spent carefree hours surfing his hometown break with friends, participants in the seaborne memorial held hands in a circle like a human garland strewn across the water, a team huddle and a last hug goodbye.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
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