Ivan Caesar

{{Short description|US Virgin Islands gridiron football player (1967–2008)}}

{{For|the politician|Ivan Cesar}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ivan Caesar

| number = 53, 52

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1967|1|7}}

| birth_place = St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|4|28|1967|1|7}}

| death_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 228

| high_school = Dorchester (MA)

| college = Boston College

| draftyear = 1991

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 286

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1991}})
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1993}})
• Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|1995|1996}})
• London Monarchs (1996)
• Portland Forest Dragons ({{AFL Year|1998}})
• Milwaukee Mustangs ({{AFL Year|1999}})

| statlabel1 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue1 = 2

| pfr = CaesIv20

| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles

| aflstatvalue1 = 21

| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks

| aflstatvalue2 = 5.0

| aflstatlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| aflstatvalue3 = 4

| afl = 245

}}

Ivan Orsen J. Caesar II (January 7, 1967 – April 28, 2008) was an American professional football linebacker who played one season with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as well as four seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL).

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 1 3/8

| weight = 237

| bench = 19

| arm span = 33

| hand span = 9 7/8

}}

He was selected by the Vikings in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also played for the London Monarchs in 1996. Caesar attended Dorchester High School in Dorchester, Massachusetts and Boston College.{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Jay |title=Caesar conquers foes |url=https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19891002.2.53 |access-date=27 July 2018 |publisher=The Heights |date=October 2, 1989}}

Caesar was shot and killed in his Orlando, Florida home on April 28, 2008.{{cite news |last1=Conroy |first1=Steven |title=BC, Dorchester star Ivan Caesar mourned |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/college_football/2008/04/bc_dorchester_star_ivan_caesar_mourned |access-date=27 July 2018 |publisher=Boston Herald |date=April 30, 2008}}