Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr. was a linebacker in the National Football League. Known for his passionate playing style, he was a 10-time All-Pro, 12-time Pro Bowl selection, and named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. Originally from San Diego, California, Seau played colleg...
January 19, 1969, San Diego, California, United States
Died
May 2, 2012, Oceanside, California, United States
Place Of Birth
San Diego
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
250 lbs (113.4 kg)
Profession
American football linebacker
Education
Oceanside High School, University of Southern California
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Gina Deboer (m. 1991–2002)
Children
Jake Ryan Seau, Sydney Beau Seau, Tyler Seau, Hunter Tiaina Seau
Parents
Tianina Seau, Sr., Luisa Mauga Seau
Siblings
Savaii Seau, David Seau, Mary Seau, Tony Seau, Annette Seau-So’oto
Nicknames
Tiaina Baul Seal Jr. , Tasmanian Devil
Awards
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
TV Shows
Sports Jobs with Junior Seau
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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When you're putting your kids to bed and their prayer at night is 'God, please let Daddy win, sometime,' you know it's getting bad.
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Whenever the defense needed to get off the field, we didn't execute. We recognize that, and hopefully it won't happen again.
3
It's one game. After one game, you're going to be in first place or last place. We're in first place.
4
Whenever you get in that situation in the course of a game, you hope to get one tackle. To make three tackles is a career in the National Football League.
5
If you look at the history of the game it has happened to every great player: Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Marcus Allen. You can go down the list, that there is transition.
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Fact
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Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in 2014 (inaugural class).
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He was released by the Miami Dolphins, on Monday, March 6th, 2006. [2006]
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"Retired", first time on Monday, August 14th, 2006. Said no team wanted or needed him. Then New England Patriots called said they needed him. Signed with the Patriots on Friday, August 18th, 2006. [August 2006]
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On Tuesday, April 16th, 2003, the Miami Dolphins acquired Seau from the San Diego Chargers in exchange for an undisclosed 2004 draft choice. [April 2003]
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(Thursday, January 10th, 2013) Following a post modem examination of his brain, his family announced that Seau suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive degenerative disease caused by repeated head trauma.
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According to the autopsy report released by the San Diego County medical examiner, Seau was completely sober when he shot himself in the chest and his cause of death has been ruled as a suicide.
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A member of the Laurel Elementary School (Oceanside, California) Hall of Fame.
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His Seau's The Restaurant was named "Best Sports Bar" by the San Diego Restaurant Association.
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He and now-ex wife Gina posed for the 2000 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
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Surname pronounced say-OW.
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He and ex-wife Gina Seau have 3 children: daughter Sydney Seau (born on Friday, August 27th, 1993) and sons Jake Ryan (born on Wednesday, October 18th, 1995) and Hunter Tiaina (born on Monday, September 11th, 2000). Seau's first son Tyler Seau was born in June 1989 by Melissa Waldrop.
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Drafted in 1990 by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (5th pick) out of USC.
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Did not begin speaking English until he was 7.
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An ethnic Samoan, his parents, Tiaina Sr. and Luisa, were born on the island of Aunuu in American Somoa.
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The 5th of 7 children.
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Named to the Pro Bowl 12 times.
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Has announced that the San Diego Chargers has released him so he can seek a free-agent deal. (14 March 2003)
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mirage
1995
special thanks: Say Ow Gear
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Born To Lead: The Sal Aunese Story
2016
Documentary
Himself
Year of the Quarterback
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Sports Jobs with Junior Seau
2009
TV Series
Himself - Host
Rome Is Burning
2007-2009
TV Series
Himself
Entertainment Tonight
2008
TV Series
Himself
2007 AFC Championship Game
2008
TV Special
Himself - New England Patriots Linebacker
Howard Stern on Demand
2008
TV Series
Himself
NFL Game of the Week
2006
TV Series
Himself - New England Patriots Linebacker
NBC Sunday Night Football
2006
TV Series
Himself - New England Patriots Linebacker
The NFL on CBS
1991-2004
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Linebacker / Himself - Miami Dolphins Linebacker
ESPN's Sunday Night Football
1991-2003
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Linebacker / Himself - Miami Dolphins Linebacker
NFL on FOX
1995-2000
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Linebacker
NFL Blast
1997
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Player (1997)
In the House
1997
TV Series
Himself
The NFL on NBC
1991-1996
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Linebacker
NFL Monday Night Football
1993-1995
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Linebacker
MTV Spring Break: Lake Havasu
1995
TV Movie
Himself
Super Bowl XXIX
1995
TV Movie
Himself
1994 AFC Championship Game
1995
TV Movie
Himself - San Diego Chargers Linebacker
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1994
TV Series
Himself
TNT Sunday Night Football
1994
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Linebacker
1990 NFL Draft
1990
TV Movie
Himself - 5th Overall Pick
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Football Life
2016
TV Series
Himself
Mike & Mike
2015
TV Series
Himself - Pro Football Hall of Famer
60 Minutes Sports
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself - NFL Player (segment "The Settlement")
Frontline
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself - San Diego Chargers Football Player
Rome Is Burning
2007
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Sports Jobs with Junior Seau (2009) as Himself - Host
Super Bowl XXIX (1995) as Himself
Born To Lead: The Sal Aunese Story (2016) as Himself
NFL Blast (1997) as Himself - San Diego Chargers Player (1997)
$12 Million
$1 Million Per Year
