Jaime Fields

Jaime Fields (August 28, 1970 – August 29, 1999) was an American football player, a linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle and was selected in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL draft.^[1]

Jaime Fields

No. 59, 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1970-08-28)August 28, 1970 Compton, California, U.S.
Died:	August 29, 1999(1999-08-29) (aged 29) Downey, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lynwood (CA)
College:	Washington
NFL draft:	1993: 4th round, 103rd pick
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1995) Scottish Claymores (1997)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1991) Second-team All-Pac-10 (1992)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 25 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

After his playing career, Fields was killed at age 29 in a hit-and-run automobile crash in southern California.^[2][3][4]

Early life

Born and raised in southern California, Fields attended Lynwood High School in Lynwood.

College career

Fields played for the Washington Huskies from 1988 to 1992 for head coach Don James. He was known on the field for his speed and hitting ferocity.^[5] With Fields at linebacker, the Huskies went to three consecutive Rose Bowls as Pacific-10 Conference champions and shared a national championship (1991) after the second.