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Friends, Family Pay Respects to Ex-Bear Duerson
CHICAGO (AP) -- Family and friends have remembered former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson as a generous man whose caring nature belied his reputation as a ferocious hitter on the 1985 Chicago Bears championship team.

They attended a packed memorial for Duerson at a southside Chicago church Saturday.

A four-time Pro Bowl pick who played on Super Bowl winners with the Bears and New York Giants, Duerson committed suicide last week at his home in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. He was 50.

Duerson's death rocked former teammates and coaches, who recently said he had seemed to be in good spirits after going through financial problems and a divorce the past few years.

His youngest son, Brock, gave one of several eulogies, along with 1985 Bears teammate Otis Wilson and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

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02 26 11 by Newsroom
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