The rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez: How he went from a rising star to a convicted murderer in the blink of an eye

Former NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez was found dead of an apparent suicide in his jail cell on Wednesday, authorities said.Hernandez was serving a life sentence for after he was convicted of the murder of semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd, 27, whom Hernandez knew socially, in 2013.Hernandez's life was a tragic roller coaster that began with the death of his father, saw him rise to stardom in both college and the NFL, and then fell apart when he wascharged in the deaths of three people before taking his own life.Below is a look at how Hernandez went from football star to convicted murderer.Hernandez grew up in a tough area of Bristol, Connecticut, and his dad died when Hernandez was 16 years old.Hernandez spoke about the death of his father while in college: "It was more like a shock. Everyone was close to my father, but I was the closest. I was with him more than my friends. When that happened, who do I talk to, who do I hang with' It was tough."Source: USA TodayHernandez was the No. 1 tight end recruit in the country as a sophomore and originally committed to play football at the University of Connecticut, where his father had played and where his brother D.J. was the starting quarterback at the time. However, after the death of his father his junior year, Hernandez decided to attend the University of Florida.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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