- Leon Bender
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position=Defensive tackle
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birthdate=1969-1971Ontario, California
deathdate=May 30 ,1998 (aged 22)Marietta, Georgia
debutyear=1998
finalyear=1998
draftyear=1998
draftround=2
draftpick=31
college=Washington State
teams=
*Oakland Raiders * (1998):*Offseason member only
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stat3label=Fumble recoveries
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* 1997 All-American Dream Team selection by the Sports Network
* 1997 First-team All-Pac 10 Conference choice by the Gridiron Report
nfl=Leon Bender (died
May 30 ,1998 ) was anAmerican football defensive tackle. Bender was drafted by theOakland Raiders in the1998 NFL Draft . However, on May 30, 1998, five weeks after the draft, Bender died and would never play an NFL game.Death
Bender was found dead on
May 30 ,1998 in the home of Terry Bolar inMarietta, Georgia . Bender was visiting Bolar, an associate of Eugene Parker, Bender's agent. The Cobb County (Ga.) medical examiner's office confirmed on June 10, that a seizure disorder was the cause of death.See also
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Deaths in Sports External links
*http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs02/columnist/2003/0125/1498792.html
*http://www.raidersrap.com/bender0610.html
*http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/events/1998/nfldraft/topplayers/48.html
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