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Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:34 pm
Has there ever been an active player die while a member of an SEC team? I was thinking about Derrick Thomas and thought how I cannot remember an Auburn, Alabama, or LSU player being killed while a member of the team.
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Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:36 pm to RBU21
We had one die on the practice field at some point I think. I'll check.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:36 pm to RBU21
Didn't a Florida player die not too long ag?
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:40 pm to RBU21
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:41 pm to RBU21
Greg Pratt for AU in August of 1983 during conditioning during two a days (running 440's for time to be precise). He was the starting fullback at the time. Heat stroke.
It changed a lot for Dye at the time and how hard he pushed players. He said it affected him more than any event in his life, including the death of his father.
It also brought together the team for the 1983 season in which they wore a black patch on the jerseys in honor of Pratt all year.
It changed a lot for Dye at the time and how hard he pushed players. He said it affected him more than any event in his life, including the death of his father.
It also brought together the team for the 1983 season in which they wore a black patch on the jerseys in honor of Pratt all year.
This post was edited on 8/2/09 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:45 pm to RBU21
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Butch Duhe (QB) 1970. Butch prepped at Holy Cross, died of a brain tumor before the start of the 1970 season.
Butch Duhe (QB) 1970. Butch prepped at Holy Cross, died of a brain tumor before the start of the 1970 season.
This post was edited on 8/2/09 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:47 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
Michael Guilford died in a motorcycle accident with one of the players girlfriends in 2007.
That girlfried "gave" Jamar Hornsby her credit card to use since she did not need it any more.
Eraste Austin died of heat stroke during the summer of 2001.
I think another drowned but can't find it.
That girlfried "gave" Jamar Hornsby her credit card to use since she did not need it any more.
Eraste Austin died of heat stroke during the summer of 2001.
I think another drowned but can't find it.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:47 pm to TT9
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Didn't a Florida player die not too long ag?
I know a player from Central Florida did if I'm not mistaken
Posted on 8/2/09 at 6:51 pm to CNB
UCF did have a summer death recently. Don't know the name but it is going to cost the coach his job ultimately. They can't afford to fire him but I don't think they will renew his contract.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 7:09 pm to RBU21
are we talking only football?
Posted on 8/2/09 at 7:16 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Greg Pratt for AU in August of 1983 during conditioning during two a days (running 440's for time to be precise). He was the starting fullback at the time. Heat stroke.
Inexcusable for any player to die of heat stroke. The symptoms are obvious leading up to such a serious condition.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 7:17 pm to RBU21
Alabama A&M (an all black college) have a couple of people on their swim team drown every year. 
Just a joke, don't panic liberals it was a joke.
Just a joke, don't panic liberals it was a joke.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 7:29 pm to arrakis
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Inexcusable for any player to die of heat stroke. The symptoms are obvious leading up to such a serious condition.
Somewhat true, but it has happened many many times in the history of athletics. That was 26 years ago and it continues to happen every few years in either college, NFL, or even baseball.
And it happens a lot quicker with a lot less warning signs than you are implying. In high school, it nearly happened to a player on my team my junior year. He became weak and disoriented in a matter of moments towards the end of practice (before conditioning). Minutes later, two of us were carrying him up the hill to dunk him in the wirlpool coaches were filling with ice and water until the paramedics arrived a few minutes later.
It can happen extremely fast. I have seen it. He was diagnosed with heat exhaustion and sat out for the next week and a half as a pre-caution, but my point is it happened in moments with little warning before he became weak and dizzy and collapsed.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 7:41 pm to BamaScoop
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Alabama A&M (an all black college) have a couple of people on their swim team drown every year.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 7:48 pm to BamaScoop
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Alabama A&M (an all black college) have a couple of people on their swim team drown every year.
Just a joke, don't panic liberals it was a joke.
while funny.... damn. good luck.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 8:34 pm to ksayetiger
Even though it has already been pointed out.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 8:39 pm to Froman
alabama had a football player that was murdered while on the team. his last name was duke but his first name escapes me at the moment.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 9:37 pm to roadGator
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We had one die on the practice field at some point I think. I'll check.
I'm thinking the Austin kid from Laffy, La.
Football Player.
Posted on 8/2/09 at 9:39 pm to LSUDad
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