# Ivan Caesar

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{{Short description|US Virgin Islands gridiron football player (1967–2008)}}
{{For|the politician|Ivan Cesar}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Ivan Caesar 
| number        = 53, 52
| position      = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1967|1|7}}
| birth_place   = [St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands](/source/Saint_Thomas%2C_U.S._Virgin_Islands)
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2008|4|28|1967|1|7}}
| death_place   = [Orlando, Florida](/source/Orlando%2C_Florida), U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 1
| weight_lb     = 228
| high_school   = [Dorchester (MA)](/source/Dorchester_High_School_(Massachusetts))
| college       = [Boston College](/source/Boston_College_Eagles_football)
| draftyear     = 1991
| draftround    = 11
| draftpick     = 286
| pastteams     =
* [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) ({{NFL Year|1991}})
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) ({{NFL Year|1993}})
* [Tampa Bay Storm](/source/Tampa_Bay_Storm) ({{AFL Year|1995|1996}})
* [London Monarchs](/source/London_Monarchs) ([1996](/source/1996_WLAF_season))
* [Portland Forest Dragons](/source/Portland_Forest_Dragons) ({{AFL Year|1998}})
* [Milwaukee Mustangs](/source/Milwaukee_Mustangs_(1994%E2%80%932001)) ({{AFL Year|1999}})
| highlights =
* 2× [ArenaBowl](/source/ArenaBowl) champion ([1995](/source/ArenaBowl_IX), [1996](/source/ArenaBowl_X))
| statlabel1    = [Fumble](/source/Fumble) recoveries
| statvalue1    = 2
| pfr           = CaesIv20 
| aflstatlabel1 = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(football_move))s
| aflstatvalue1 = 21
| aflstatlabel2 = [Sack](/source/Quarterback_sack)s
| aflstatvalue2 = 5.0
| aflstatlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| aflstatvalue3 = 4
| afl           = 245
}}

'''Ivan Orsen J. Caesar II''' (January 7, 1967 – April 28, 2008) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [linebacker](/source/linebacker) who played one season with the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) as well as four seasons in the [Arena Football League](/source/Arena_Football_League_(1987%E2%80%932008)) (AFL).

{{NFL predraft
|    height ft = 6
|    height in = 1 3/8
|       weight = 237
|        bench = 19
|     arm span = 33
|    hand span = 9 7/8
}}

He was selected 286th overall by the Vikings in the 11th round of the [1991 NFL draft](/source/1991_NFL_draft).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He also played for the [London Monarchs](/source/London_Monarchs) in [1996](/source/1996_London_Monarchs_season). Caesar attended [Dorchester High School](/source/Dorchester_High_School_(Massachusetts)) in [Dorchester, Massachusetts](/source/Dorchester%2C_Boston) and [Boston College](/source/Boston_College).<ref name="BC">{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Jay |title=Caesar conquers foes |url=https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19891002.2.53 |access-date=27 July 2018 |publisher=The Heights |date=October 2, 1989}}</ref>

Caesar was shot and killed in his [Orlando, Florida](/source/Orlando%2C_Florida) home on April 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conroy |first1=Steven |title=BC, Dorchester star Ivan Caesar mourned |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/college_football/2008/04/bc_dorchester_star_ivan_caesar_mourned |access-date=27 July 2018 |publisher=Boston Herald |date=April 30, 2008}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Football stats |nfl=2499962 |afl=245 |pfr=C/CaesIv20 }}

{{Vikings1991DraftPicks}}
{{ArenaBowl IX}}
{{ArenaBowl X}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caesar, Ivan}}
Category:1967 births
Category:2008 deaths
Category:United States Virgin Islands players of American football
Category:Sportspeople from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Boston College Eagles football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Tampa Bay Storm players
Category:London Monarchs players
Category:Portland Forest Dragons players
Category:Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001) players
Category:People murdered in Florida
Category:Deaths by firearm in Florida
Category:American murder victims
Category:People from Dorchester, Boston
Category:Players of American football from Boston
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:2008 murders in the United States

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