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Arena League player dies from spinal cord injury
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:42 pm
by Tadpole
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050410/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fba_player_death
I have never, ever heard of this happen. How rare is this feat? Can anyone remember any other professional or college athlete dying from a freak injury like this?
Anyways, RIP. He was young...26!
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:49 pm
by Mop
It was a frak accident, tho fragile the spinal cord can take a lot of dmg before it will out and out kill you = (
Sad = /
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:58 pm
by Malluas
closest i got was breaking my C7
that sucks tho .. too young
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:36 am
by Tuggan
been a few college hockey players over the years that have taken serious spinal injuries by going into the boards wrong, a couple have died.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:28 pm
by Emongmai
It wasn't a crazy helmet to helmet hit or anything either. The replay doesn't even look that brutal. He caught a knee to the side of the head. The angle must have been just right to cause such an injury.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:45 pm
by Gaazy
Theres been a few pro athletes, and there was a story on espn about some guy named chucky who played for Ole Miss i think it was and he did from a tackle
I just seem to remember it happening to a pro, been years tho, just seen highlights