Shawn Lee (American football)

For other people of the same name, see Shawn Lee.

Shawn Lee

No. 97, 98, 76
Position:	Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1966-10-24)October 24, 1966
Place of birth:	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death:
Place of death:	Raleigh, North Carolina
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Brooklyn (NY) Erasmus Hall
College:	North Alabama
NFL draft:	1988 / Round: 6 / Pick: 163
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988–1989) Miami Dolphins (1990–1991) San Diego Chargers (1992–1997) Chicago Bears (1998)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Shawn Swaboda Lee (October 24, 1966 – February 26, 2011) was an American football defensive tackle who played eleven seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988–89), the Miami Dolphins (1990–91), the San Diego Chargers (1992–97), and the Chicago Bears (1998) in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the Chargers. Lee and Reuben Davis were nicknamed "The Two Tons of Fun".

Shawn Lee was educated at the University of North Alabama as a communications Major. He was a co-founder of the Players Community Resource Center.

Lee, who had been struggling with diabetes for the past few years, died on February 26, 2011 from cardiac arrest brought on by double pneumonia. Lee was 44.