Shane Clifton Curry (April 7, 1968 – May 4, 1992) was an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football for

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and the

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. He was drafted in the second round of the

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by the

. He was shot and killed outside a Cincinnati nightclub during an argument over a blocked vehicle on May 4, 1992. Artise Anderson, the 15-year-old nephew of the driver who had blocked Curry's car, was later charged and convicted of the murder. Anderson received 15 years to life, plus 3 years for a weapons charge. He served 16 years in prison and now works as a substance abuse counselor in Mansfield OH.

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1968 births 1992 deaths Players of American football from Cincinnati American football defensive ends Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Miami Hurricanes football players Indianapolis Colts players American murder victims People murdered in Ohio Deaths by firearm in Ohio Male murder victims 1992 murders in the United States {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub

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