http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/04/16/former-spur-dwayne-schintzius-dies-at-43/

Leukemia.

Don't know quite what to think about him. He was in a weak 1990 draft, but the fact that he had quit the team at UF on multiple occasions should have been a red flag.

The best moment I can remember of him being a Spur was in a Pizza Hut commercial with Sean Elliot. He was the punchline to the commercial.

RIP big fella. We probably just didn't understand you.

43 is way too young.

The 2 things that I'll remember most about Schinzius was the mullet hair and the fact he testified against POS Jayson Williams for shooting a dog with a shotgun. RIP, big fella.

Wow. I didn't know he had leukemia.

I wondered many times how the Spurs would have turned out if they took Elden Campbell over Dwayne.

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43 is way too young.

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Wow. I didn't know he had leukemia.

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I didn't either.

I got his autograph on a perfume sample at the Dillard's in North Star Mall right after he was drafted! RIP.

The Alamodome didn't open until 1993.

Except it was the Hemisfair arena.

Ha! Just yankin' your chain.

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I was actually trying to remember if it was Hemisphere or Alamodome

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Do you remember if your view of Schintzius sitting on the bench was obstructed by a column?

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When the Spurs would be up by 20 with less than 3 minutes to go, the crowd would start chanting "Schintzius Schintzius Schintzius".

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Do fans still chant for the bench warmers? I remember "Copa, Copa."

Sorry to hear this. He was a bit of a punk in college. Had some sort of trouble at a tennis club. Late in a road game soon after that, the fans threw a bunch of tennis balls on the court. I think Florida actually won the game due to a technical foul called!

I still remember that SportsCenter!