Former Ohio State captain Willie “Chico” Nelson died Tuesday in what police consider “most likely a suicide,” The Columbus Dispatch reported.
#OhioState football | Former captain Chico Nelson dies at 46 https://t.co/2rzUyu6n9e pic.twitter.com/CCoa3LtFCP
— Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) May 17, 2016
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Nelson, a defensive back for the Buckeyes from 1990-93 and was a team captain his senior year, died from a gunshot wound to the chest.