55 Shades of Chargers Blue: Junior Seau Legacy Overlooks Original No. 55

When the San Diego Chargers famously retired the late Junior Seau’s uniform number last September at Qualcomm Stadium in front of a crowd of nearly 61,000, it was a grand and deserving gesture. The team was honoring Seau’s contributions not just to the Chargers but to the entire community of San Diego.

But there’s a mostly unknown story and a unique twist obscured in Seau’s legacy that stretches all the way back to the 1960s and to the old American Football League.

The great No. 55, the former USC Trojan and San Diego Charger had died suddenly, unexpectedly and much too young. He was a past college All-American, a recurrent All-Pro and the embodiment of a warrior. He left behind a grieving family, memories of a renown...

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