Ivan Orsen J. Caesar II (January 7, 1967 – April 28, 2008) was an American

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who played one season with the

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of the

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as well as four seasons in the

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(AFL). He also played for the

London Monarchs The London Monarchs were a professional American football team in NFL Europe and its predecessor league, the World League of American Football (WLAF). The Monarchs played their final season in 1998 as the England Monarchs. In 1999, they were re ...

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. Caesar attended Dorchester High School in

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and

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

. Caesar was shot and killed in his

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home on April 28, 2008.

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