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Ex-Storm Player Found Dead

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By VALERIE KALFRIN | The Tampa Tribune

Published: April 29, 2008

Updated: 04/29/2008 12:00 pm

A member of the Tampa Bay Storm during two championship seasons has been found fatally shot in his Orlando apartment, officials said.

Ivan Orsen Caesar Jr., 41, was found at 12:37 a.m. Monday at Tuscany Village apartments, 4855 S. Orange Blossom Trail, after Orange County deputies received a call about a man down.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said investigators are looking for witnesses thought to have been in the apartment at the time. The agency released no other information today.

Born in the Virgin Islands, Caesar attended Boston College and played for the Minnesota Vikings in 1991 and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1993, according to the National Football League.

He played for the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League during 1995 and 1996, two years when the team won championships, team spokesman Brian Breseman said.

As a former Storm player, Caesar was arrested in 1997 on a charge of attempted strong-arm robbery after police said he approached Storm coach Tim Marcum at a practice game, grabbed him by the arm and wrestled him to the ground. Caesar, upset that he had not received his 1996 ArenaBowl championship ring, attempted to pry an Arena Football championship ring off Marcum's finger, police said.

Court records show Caesar was convicted of misdemeanor battery and received probation, which was terminated early.

Caesar was traded during the off-season in 1997, Breseman said. In his career with the Storm, he had 56 carries for 200 yards and 11 touchdowns, Breseman said.

Breseman had no additional comments on Caesar's death.

Records show that after leaving the Storm, Caesar played for the Portland Forest Dragons and the Milwaukee Mustangs.

Reporter Valerie Kalfrin can be reached at (813) 259-7800 or vkalfrin@tampatrib.com.

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