Mike Current Michael " Mike " Current ( September 17 , 1945 – January 16 , 2012 ) was an American football collegiate and professional offensive lineman in the 1960s and ' 70s . Career . College . A native of Lima , Ohio , Current played left tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach Woody Hayes . After backing up All American Jim Davidson as a sophomore , Current became a starter as a junior in 1965 . Prior to his senior year , he was named a team co - captain , along with defensive back John Fill and center Ray Pryor . Professional . Current was selected in the third round of the 1967 AFL / NFL common draft by the American Football League ' s Denver Broncos . He was traded to the AFL ' s Miami Dolphins where he played for two games before being traded back to the Broncos . He played with the AFL Broncos from 1967 through 1969 and for the NFL Broncos from 1970 through 1975 . He was picked up by the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1976 veteran allocation draft , and returned to the NFL Dolphins from 1977 through 1979 . Personal life . Current had three sons , Justin Current who currently lives in Aurora , CO and works for Arrow in the Denver Tech Center , JT Current who lives in New Berlin , WI and works for 1st Advantage Mortgage a Draper and Kramer Company , and Anthony Current who lives in Des Moines , IA . . Current filed for bankruptcy Nov . 29 , 2010 , listing his home in the 500 block of Lone Oak Loop in Silverton as an asset . According to the filing , he owed between $ 500 , 000 and $ 1 million . A federal order filed this month authorized a bank to foreclose on his home in Silverton . < / ref > He also owned a home in Silverton , in Marion County , Oregon , that was in foreclosure at the time of his death . Current previously resided in Silverton starting in 2002 where he was a bus driver from 2003 until 2010 and a Pop Warner Football coach . He wrote two books , " Rememberin ' Life in the Trenches " and " Bush Justice " , which were both self - published . Death . On Monday January 16 , 2012 , Current died after committing suicide by shooting himself in the head with a 20 gauge shotgun at the scenic outlook at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge near Dallas , Oregon . Current was accused of sexually assaulting three victims , two girls and one boy all 14 or younger , at least five times between 2004 and 2010 in Marion County , Oregon . He allegedly used pornography , such as videos and photos , to elicit sex from the children . On Tuesday January 17 , 2012 , Current was set to enter a plea on the charges . He faced a minimum of six years and three months for each of the five sex - abuse charges , a total of more than 30 years without parole , and no chance at reduced time . The Silverton Police Department had been looking into Current since June 17 and were investigating the possibility of other victims . Tara Lawrence , the attorney for the vicitms , indicated that she would be pursuing justice through the civil courts since Current ' s suicide did not allow the victims to get their day in court . " Our hope is that with Current ' s death , any additional victims may feel empowered to break their silence and speak out about their own abuse , " Lawrence said .