Kenny Easley, who grew up in Chesapeake and was nicknamed “The Enforcer” for his hard hitting as an NFL safety, died Friday at age 66, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Saturday.

The Hall of Fame, informed of the death by Easley’s family, did not provide a cause.

Easley starred for Oscar Smith High, UCLA and the Seattle Seahawks, for whom he was the 1984 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The Oscar Smith stadium is named Beard-DeLong-Easley Field, honoring Easley and two other Oscar Smith graduates who played in the NFL: Ed Beard and Steve DeLong.

Easley was an All-American quarterback in high school for the Tigers, running and passing for 1,000 yards in the same season. But with UCLA, he found his niche on defense. He was a three-time consensus All-American for the Bruins and was

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