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Seau attends Oceanside High where he lettered in football, basketball and track. He graduated in '87. As a football player, he starts at linebacker and tight end, eventually earning a scholarship to play at USC. <i>Date is approximate<i>
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Seau, left, leads Oceanside to the CIF San Diego 2A championship game. The Pirates lose 41-7 to Lincoln in Seau's last high school football game. North County Times file photo.
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Seau caps his senior year by being named the CIF San Diego Section defensive football player of the year. Junior Seau is pictured at Oceanside High School during the 1986 season in this North County Times file photo. <i>Date is approximate<i>
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Seau sees his first college game action as a USC sophomore, compiling 35 tackles and four sacks as a backup linebacker. Seau is pictured at USC in this North County Times file photo. <i>Date is approximate<i>
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Seau caps a stellar college career at USC by helping the Trojans defeat Michigan 17-10 in the Rose Bowl. He earns Associated Press All-America honors for the season in which he posted 19 sacks. At USC, he was the first in a long line of great linebackers to wear jersey number 55. Seau is pictured in his USC jersey in this 1989 photo by Michael S. Gibbs.
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Seau's hometown team makes him the fifth overall pick of the 1990 NFL draft. In this Associated Press file photo, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, second from right, joins first round draft picks Jeff George, far left, and Junior Seau, second from left, and Blair Thomas as they pose for photographers in New York after their selections.
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Seau plays his first game with the Chargers, a 17-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys at Irving, Texas. In this North County Times file photo outside linebacker Junior Seau is shown during a Chargers mini camp.
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Seau lead the Chargers' defense to a 17-13 victory over the Pittsburg Steelers in the AFC Championship game sending them to their first Super Bowl. San Diego Chargers' Junior Seau, right, tackles Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Mills during the first quarter of the game in this Associated Press file photo.
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The San Francisco 49ers build a big early lead and rout the Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX. In this Associated Press file photo, San Diego Chargers' Junior Seau (55), right, congratulates San Francisco Giants' Ken Norton Jr., (51), on his third consecutive Super Bowl victory at Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium.
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Seau plays his final game with the Chargers, a 24-22 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. In this North County Times file photo, Junior Seau performs one of his trademark celebrations after stopping New Orlean Saint's Ricky Williams for a 1-yard gain in the fourth quarter.
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Having informed Seau he is not in their plans for the 2003 season, the Chargers trade their star linebacker to the Miami Dolphins for a fifth-round pick in the 2004 NFL draft. In this Associated Press file photo, Miami Dolphins former coach Dave Wannstedt, right, and Junior Seau pose with Seau's new Dolphins jersey at a news conference in Davie, Fla.
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After signing a one-day contract with the Chargers, Seau announces his retirement from the NFL during an emotional press conference at Chargers Park. North County Times file photo
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Four days after retiring, Seau returns to football by signing with the New England Patriots. He started 10 of the first 11 games for the team, recording 69 tackles before breaking his right arm during a game against the Chicago Bears. He was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 27.
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Seau helps the Patriots beat the Chargers 21-12 in the AFC championship game, making it to the Super Bowl for the second time. In this North County Times file photo, members of the Patriots team, including Junior Seau, second from right, celebrate near the end of the game.
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Seau plays linebacker for the Patriots in their 14-17 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. In joining the Patriots, Seau had hoped to win a Super Bowl ring that had eluded him when he played for the Chargers and Dolphins. Seau walks off the field as confetti falls in this Associated Press file photo.
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Seau plays in his final NFL game, making six tackles in a reserve role as the Patriots lose to the Baltimore Ravens 33-14 in an NFL wild-card playoff game at Foxborough, Mass. In this Associated Press file photo, New England Patriots' Junior Seau looks on during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle.
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Seau inducted into the Chargers' Hall of Fame during a halftime ceremony of the team's game against the Denver Broncos in San Diego. North County Times file photo
