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re: *Confirmed* Aaron Douglas has passed away...
Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:43 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:43 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
I couldn't imagine losing my child. No parent should have to bury their children first. Thoughts are with his family.
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Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:44 pm to bayourant
wow. Never a time for that. 
I want to say some of the comments here and that is surprising, but unfortunately, it's not.
I want to say some of the comments here and that is surprising, but unfortunately, it's not.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:44 pm to Crimsoncutie98
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No parent should have to bury their children first.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:45 pm to MrBiriwa
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RIP to the kid....looked fwd to seeing him on the field this fall.
I was excited to see him this year too. Prayers to his family.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:45 pm to bamasgot13
Wayyy too soon. That's not even relevant right now. Probably last thing on Cyrus' mind
Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:49 pm to Sofa King Crimson
I was not expecting to see this.. wow. It just makes me realize how we should not take life for granite it could end when you least expect it
Posted on 5/12/11 at 1:57 pm to Alahunter
I wonder if some of these jerks act this way irl or just on the Internet.
RIP Aaron.
RIP Aaron.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:00 pm to TBama93k
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take life for granite
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:01 pm to TBama93k
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TBama93k
Rumors making the rounds that Aaron Douglass has passed away
I was not expecting to see this.. wow. It just makes me realize how we should not take life for granite it could end when you least expect it
Instead take it for gravel.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:01 pm to crimsonsaint
Sad news. Obviously I was really hoping this was just another message board rumor. Apparently he was in FL, just outside of Jacksonville. I haven't heard any specifics reported, but my prayers go out to his friends and family. Tragic.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:02 pm to AUoutlaw420
Time and place fellas.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:06 pm to WDE24
I've ignored this thread all day, waiting to see if the thread title changed to confirmed...I just saw it mentioned on a Vol website too, with a coach confirming it to them.
Sad. Too young.
Sad. Too young.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:06 pm to TBama93k
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we should not take life for granite
I think we should take it for Formica.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:08 pm to MTurbo
sad to hear this has happened - condolences to the family, friends and teamates.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:09 pm to DvlsAdvocat
Kid really seemed to have turned a corner his RS Fr. year at Tenneseee. Frosh AA on the field, and was doing better off the field. He was very close with the OL coach James Cregg who left with Kiffin as well. Things really started going south for him the day Kiffin left.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:09 pm to WDE24
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:09 pm to WDE24
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Apparently he was in FL, just outside of Jacksonville. I haven't heard any specifics reported, but my prayers go out to his friends and family. Tragic.
He was staying with one of my good friends from HS.
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:10 pm to Thracken13
Very sad. Condolences to his family and RIP Aaron
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:10 pm to BhamBama13
Chris Lowe aricle on ESPN.com
Alabama offensive tackle Aaron Douglas was found dead in Fernandina Beach, Fla., early Thursday, multiple sources told ESPN.com.
Details surrounding Douglas' death were not immediately known. Alabama officials were waiting to hear from all authorities involved before releasing any information.
Douglas, 21, transferred to Alabama in January after spending last season at Arizona Western College and was competing for the starting left tackle job this spring. He started his career at Tennessee and was a freshman All-American offensive lineman for the Vols in 2009.
"He was a great kid and a great football player," Arizona Western College coach Tom Minnick said Thursday. "He was going to be the next NFL player from Arizona Western College. He played his butt off here. His athletic ability was unbelievable.
"There was a lot of pressure on him because the Tennessee fans had called him a traitor. It was putting pressure on him. Words had hurt him."
Following former Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin's departure for USC following the 2009 season, Douglas did not participate in spring practice once Derek Dooley took over and decided he wanted to get away from the Knoxville area.
After leaving Tennessee, Douglas admitted to suffering from depression. The 6-foot-7, 275-pound Douglas attended high school in nearby Maryville, Tenn. Both of his parents were athletes at Tennessee.
Kiffin said he was notified of Douglas' death by several current members of the Tennessee coaching staff.
"It is a tragedy. I heard the news this morning," Kiffin said. "He was a great kid with a huge heart. He will be truly missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers go out to (his parents) David and Karla."
Alabama offensive tackle Aaron Douglas was found dead in Fernandina Beach, Fla., early Thursday, multiple sources told ESPN.com.
Details surrounding Douglas' death were not immediately known. Alabama officials were waiting to hear from all authorities involved before releasing any information.
Douglas, 21, transferred to Alabama in January after spending last season at Arizona Western College and was competing for the starting left tackle job this spring. He started his career at Tennessee and was a freshman All-American offensive lineman for the Vols in 2009.
"He was a great kid and a great football player," Arizona Western College coach Tom Minnick said Thursday. "He was going to be the next NFL player from Arizona Western College. He played his butt off here. His athletic ability was unbelievable.
"There was a lot of pressure on him because the Tennessee fans had called him a traitor. It was putting pressure on him. Words had hurt him."
Following former Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin's departure for USC following the 2009 season, Douglas did not participate in spring practice once Derek Dooley took over and decided he wanted to get away from the Knoxville area.
After leaving Tennessee, Douglas admitted to suffering from depression. The 6-foot-7, 275-pound Douglas attended high school in nearby Maryville, Tenn. Both of his parents were athletes at Tennessee.
Kiffin said he was notified of Douglas' death by several current members of the Tennessee coaching staff.
"It is a tragedy. I heard the news this morning," Kiffin said. "He was a great kid with a huge heart. He will be truly missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers go out to (his parents) David and Karla."
Posted on 5/12/11 at 2:10 pm to bamafaithful
Official UA release
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ALABAMA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS
Thursday, May 12, 2011
UA OFFENSIVE LINEMAN AARON DOUGLAS
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama Department of Athletics has been notified that Crimson Tide offensive lineman Aaron Douglas died Thursday in Florida. No further details are available at this time.
"It is with tremendous sadness that we received the news of the passing of Aaron Douglas," said Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore. "Our prayers and sympathies are with the Douglas family at this tragic time."
"It is a tragedy anytime you lose someone close to you and even more so when it is a member of your family," said UA head football coach Nick Saban. "Aaron was a part of our family and always will be a part of our family at Alabama. He was an outstanding young man and we were excited about what he had accomplished as a player and a person in the short time he was with us.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to his parents, David and Karla, who are two of the best people you will ever meet and the love they had for their son was something very special. As a father, there is nothing we can say to describe the loss of a son. Our Alabama family has sustained a tragic loss and the Alabama family is grieving that loss. We will be here to support Aaron’s family in any way we can."
Douglas, 21, was a native of Maryville, Tenn., who transferred to Alabama from Western Arizona Community College in January, 2011, and practiced with the Crimson Tide during spring drills. Douglas began his collegiate career at the University of Tennessee, where he earned Freshman All-America honors in 2009. After that season, Douglas transferred to Western Arizona Community College and earned NJCAA All-America recognition in 2010.
Douglas started 10 games at tackle and saw action in 13 contests as a redshirt freshman in 2009 at Tennessee after changing positions from tight end. He was named the SEC offensive lineman of the Week following the Vols win over Memphis in 2009 and earned Freshman All-SEC honors from league coaches.
A standout tight end during his high school career at Maryville (Tenn.) High School, Douglas was twice named the Class 4A Mr. Football Lineman of the Year in Tennessee while helping Maryville to a 60-0 record with four consecutive Class 4A state championships.
Douglas' father, David, was an offensive lineman for UT in the mid-1980s while his mother, Karla Horton Douglas, started three seasons for the Lady Vols basketball team and contributed to head coach Pat Summitt’s first national title team.
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