Demetrius DuBose

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Demetrius DuBose
Date of birth:	March 23, 1971(1971-03-23)
Place of birth:	Seattle, Washington
Date of death:	July 24, 1999
Place of death:	San Diego, California
Career information
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	Notre Dame
NFL Draft:	1993 / Round: 2 / Pick 34
Organizations
As player:
1993-1996 1997	Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Jets
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Adolphus Demetrius DuBose (March 23, 1971 - July 24, 1999) was a former American football linebacker in the NFL, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. After failing to live up to expectations, he was allowed to leave as a free agent and signed with the New York Jets in 1997. He was waived by the Jets only four months later.

[edit] Life after football

Dubose's ticket in life had been football, but Dubose grew weary of football and soon lost interest in the sport towards the end of his professional career. Some speculate he was into drugs, and, in fact, at the time of his death Dubose had various illegal drugs in his system, including ecstacy and cocaine.

During the off-season, he visited places such as Australia, New Zealand, and various countries in Europe. He also spent time in Vail, Colorado tuning in his snowboarding skills. After football he invested much of his football earnings in not very successful business ventures including a line of sports clothing and a beach volleyball league. Dubose had aspirations of becoming a successful pro beach volleyball player and was on his way to achieving his goal but drugs interfered with his troubled life.

[edit] Death

DuBose was shot to death by two police officers in San Diego during a confrontation on July 24, 1999 after he illegally entered another person's house. He was said to be in the process of an alleged burglary. He then resisted arrest and started to attack the police officers, including trying to steal their weapons. Allegations also persist he tried to flee the scene. Police contended they had no choice but to protect themselves and others when the fatal shots were fired. At the time of his death, he was found to have been under the influence of alcohol, cocaine and ecstacy. He was 28.

The police were exonerated by the District Attorney's Office.