Sporting News · May 18, 2016
Former Ohio State captain Willie Nelson ‘most likely’ committed suicide
An Ohio State helmet (Getty Images) Former Ohio State captain Willie “Chico” Nelson died Tuesday in what police consider “most likely a suicide,” The Columbus Dispatch reported.
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Nelson, a defensive back for the Buckeyes from 1990-93 and was a team captain his senior year, died from a gunshot wound to the chest. He did not leave a suicide note but did reach out before allegedly shooting himself.