Orlando Bobo (February 9, 1974 – May 14, 2007) was an American professional

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player who played the position of

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for three

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(CFL) for the

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in 2004. He was a member of the

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. Bobo died of heart and liver failure at the age of 33. He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in West Point, Mississippi.

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