Obituaries In The News

In 1983, Brinker purchased Chili's, which had started as a single restaurant in Dallas and now has about 900 company-owned restaurants and more than 550 franchises. He took Chili's public and in the 1990s renamed the chain Brinker International.

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Pio Sagapolutele

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — Pio Sagapolutele, a defensive lineman who played five years for the Cleveland Browns and started in the 1997 Super Bowl for the New England Patriots, died Saturday. He was 39.

His death was confirmed by the Patriots on Tuesday. The Plain Dealer of Cleveland said he died of an aneurism in Chandler, Ariz., where he lived.

Sagapolutele, born in American Samoa, also played for the New Orleans Saints during a seven-year NFL career. The Patriots lost to Green Bay 35-21 in his Super Bowl start. He played 97 games in the NFL, starting 34.

Sagapolutele was drafted in the fourth round in 1991 from San Diego State University, and played defensive end and tackle for the Browns under current Patriots coach Bill Belichick. He signed with the Patriots in 1996, where Belichick went as an assistant. His final season was 1997 with the Saints.