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Ray Seals, who became an NFL starter without going to college, dies at 59

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Ray Seals , who became an NFL starter without going to college, dies at 59 .

Seals was a star football player at Henninger High School in Syracuse , but he decided not to go to college and to start working to help support his family.

A football coach from the area began calling around to NFL teams to urge them to sign him as an undrafted free agent.

The Buccaneers ended up signing Seals in 1988 , although he didn't play at all that year .

In 1991 he earned a starting job and was a starter in Tampa Bay for three years .

In 1994 he signed a free-agent contract with the Steelers , and he started all 16 games in the regular season .

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