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Was Miss. football player's death a suicide?

The Associated Press

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

LUCEDALE, Miss. -- To build the breathtaking speed he would need to run out of his southeastern Mississippi hometown and into the NFL, George County High School junior Billey Joe Johnson used to race against his horse through the woods. He wanted to be a star and had talent. In his three-year high school career, the 5'11, 215-pound running back rushed for more than 4,000 yards, and was clocked at 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Colleges noticed: He'd received some 200 letters from places ...

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