This article originally appeared on Steelersnow.com.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers defender Ray Seals died at the age of 59, according to Syracuse.com.
Seals was one of the few NFL players to jump university football, going directly from Henninger High School to Syracuse, New York to the Syracuse Express minor of the football League Empire.
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He played two seasons for the Express before being recovered by the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay in 1989. Seals spent two seasons as a reserve for the BUCs and three as a part -time leaving before joining the Steelers in 1994.
In three seasons in Pittsburgh, Seals started 27 games, including the 16 regular season games in 1995, then three others in the playoffs while the Steelers go to the Super Bowl XXX.
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