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REDDING, Calif. -- Former NFL offensive lineman Leon Donohue has died at age 77.San Jose State announced Wednesday that Donohue died on Aug. 11 in Redding. The school did not release a cause of death.After starring at San Jose State, Donohue spent six seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. He played 84 regular season games and the final contest of his career came in the 1967 NFL championship game in Green Bay known as the Ice Bowl.Donohue is survived by his wife, Judy; daughters Kerry Jessen, Linda Burmester and Janet Demsher; and brothers Al Donohue and Jeff Donohue.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Ireland boxer Michael OReilly has been ruled out of the Rio Olympics after electing not to contest a provisional suspension imposed upon him for a positive drugs test.The Olympic Council of Ireland announced the 23-year-old, who had been due to begin his campaign in the middleweight division, will not compete.In a statement the OCI said: The OCI can today confirm that Michael OReilly is no longer contesting the provisional suspension imposed on him on the 4 August 2016 and will not compete for Team Ireland at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.OReilly underwent a random test conducted by Sport Ireland prior to flying out to Brazil with the rest of the boxing team, and was informed of the test results on August 4.Since then he was forced to stay outside the Olympic Village and have no contact with his teammates as he considered whether to appeal the results and request a B sample.ddddddddddddOReilly was considered one of Irelands strongest hopes for a boxing medal after winning gold at the inaugural European Games in Baku last year.But he had had discipline problems in the past and was one of two Irish boxers fined and sent home from the European Olympic qualifying tournament in May for breaking team rules.It is the latest blow for the Irish team in Rio after the shock defeat of their captain and two-time Olympic bronze medallist Paddy Barnes in his opening light-flyweight bout on Monday. ' ' '