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Shock and sadness: Former Lion James Hunter dies of apparent heart attack
ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions family was stunned and saddened today with the news that former cornerback James “Hound Dog” Hunter died of an apparent heart attack. Hunter was 56.
I didn’t know Hunter really well, but he left an impression on me early as both a player and a person. Joining the beat in 1981, I only covered him for two years before a neck injury shortened his career. I remember marveling at how a man so big — 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds — could be so fast, quick and smooth.
