The household of CFL Hall of Famer Milt Stegall has actually provided a declaration on the untimely end of his 20-year-old boy, Chase
Chase Stegall passed away Monday early morning at his house at DePaul University in Chicago, where he was a student with the institution’s football group.
He was the oldest boy of Milt and Darlene, and sibling to Collin.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved son and brother, Chase Hamilton Stegall. Chase lived a life filled with love, kindness, and talent, and his memory will be forever etched in our hearts,” the declaration claims.
“We are deeply touched by the outpouring of love and appreciation for Chase and the many gifts he shared throughout his life. Your heartfelt condolences and support mean more than words can express.
“As a family members, we request for personal privacy as we regret this deeply excruciating loss.”
No cause of death has been given.
< figcaption course=” image-caption”>Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Milt Stegall, along with his son Chase, is congratulated during a ceremony where Bombers president and CEO Wade Miller inducted him into the Bombers Ring of Fame in 2016. (John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Chase was often seen around the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and their old Polo Park-area stadium in the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s.
His dad, Milt, who retired from playing in 2009, was one of the most popular Bombers in team history. He played in blue and gold from 1995-98 before suiting up for the New Orleans Saints but tearing his ACL.
He came back to the Bombers from 1999-2008 and put his stamp all over the CFL record books.
He was named a division all-star eight times, a league all-star six times and the league’s most outstanding player in 2002. He holds virtually every Bombers receiving record and is the CFL all-time leader in career touchdowns with 147.
“Chase was a brilliant and skilled boy with an appealing future, and his loss is really felt deeply throughout our whole Blue Bombers household,” said a statement Monday from Blue Bombers president and CEO Wade Miller, whose career with the Bombers was overlapped by Stegall’s.
Tributes and condolences have also been expressed by the CFL, the league’s TV broadcaster, TSN, the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets, and dozens upon dozens of fans on social media.
Milt Stegall has been a CFL analyst on TSN’s studio panel since his retirement.
No details about a memorial service for Chase have been announced.
“In this time around of pain, we bask in understanding the number of lives he touched and we will certainly remain to honour Chase’s memory with the love and light he brought right into the globe,” the Stegall family statement says.
“As a family members, we request for personal privacy as we regret this deeply excruciating loss.”
