From The Vault: Hundreds mourn Shane Curry at Indianapolis Colt's funeral in 1992

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The death of Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson on Super Bowl Sunday was a tragic reminder of the killing of another Colts player – a Cincinnati high school star – 26 years ago. Shane Curry,  24, was a young player with a great football future. The former Princeton High star, a second-round draft choice, was getting ready for his second NFL season after playing backup defensive end as a Colts rookie in 1991. Both men died suddenly, violently, sickeningly. Jackson, 26, was hit by a suspected drunk driver as he stood by his Uber car on the side of an interstate. Curry was shot in the head by a 15-year-old boy with a rusted .38 revolver.

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