Robert Sowell

Robert Sowell
Personal information
Born:	June 23, 1961; Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	June 22, 2015 (aged 53); Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Career information
Position:	Defensive back
College:	Howard
Career history
	Miami Dolphins (1983–1987);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Donnell Sowell Jr.^[1] (June 23, 1961 – June 22, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins.

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Sowell died June 22, 2015, of a heart attack. He was employed at UPS.^[2]^[3] He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.^[4]^[5]

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