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    • SIMON'S BEAT
    Saturday
    02.04.2012

    Louisiana Tech Football Player, Chest Pains, Dies

    RUSTON, La. (AP) — Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis died Thursday morning after medics responded to an emergency call at his off-campus apartment.  Hazel Woods, the chief investigator for the Lincoln Parish coroner’s office, said the cause of death was not yet known and an autopsy is pending. Ruston police Lt. Tim Parker said… See More

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    Thursday
    02.02.2012

    High School Wrestler Collapses, Dies

    While our society wrestles and debates the need of heart screenings for our athletes, a wrestler collapses and then dies.   After collapsing at wrestling practice Wednesday night and being air-lifted to Denver, Summit High School Senior Tristan White was on life support and still in critical condition Thursday, according to Summit School District spokeswoman… See More

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    Monday
    01.09.2012

    UMass Student Athlete, Jonathan Gray, dies

    It is a shame that UMass and other universities don’t screen the hearts of their athletes.  I know that the NCAA can’t pay their players, but can we at least check their hearts? HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB) — When he started his freshman year at UMass just a few months ago, Jonathan “Jonno” Gray picked up… See More

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    Tuesday
    12.20.2011

    Two Days, Three Kids Collapse in School, Two Die

    We lost three students over these two days.  There were probably more.  Unfortunately, we don’t track these deaths.  We hear about them if they show up in a google search.  If three kids die in two days, can this really be a rare occurrence or do we need to do a better job of tracking… See More

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    Wednesday
    12.07.2011

    Oregon State Football Player, Fred Thompson, Dies

    DALLAS, OR (KPTV) – An autopsy revealed Oregon State football player Fred Thompson died of an enlarged heart, according to the MedicalExaminer. Thompson collapsed Wednesday night while playing a game of pick-up basketball on campus. “It brings us right back to very raw memories,” said Charley Engelfried Sr. who lost his own son and teen… See More

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    Tuesday
    12.06.2011

    Sudden Cardiac Arrest Takes Another: Daniel Valenson, Lacrosse

    A University High School senior died Tuesday after collapsing at a lacrosse practice a day earlier, according to the school’s principal. The student, Daniel Valenson, was in his first year at University High but already had made a “huge impact,” principal Mike Armbruster said in a message to parents. He moved here from New York… See More

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    Wednesday
    11.23.2011

    It’s a Rare Occurrence . . . Until

    Following the death of Jeffrey Lee in the Philadelphia Marathon, we sent this Op Ed to the Inquirer.  You can read it below or see it on their website. ‘It’s a rare occurrence.” That’s a comforting notion until it happens to your child. Our child, Simon, was 3 months old and taking a nap when… See More

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    Monday
    11.21.2011

    Arkansas Football Player Found Dead

    A tragic week in the world of college sports continues, this time hitting the Razorbacks’ athletic community.  Arkansas released the following statement confirming the death of tight end Garrett Uekman: Arkansas student-athlete Garrett Uekman was found unconscious and unresponsive in his room in the Northwest Quad residence hall at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov…. See More

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    Wednesday
    11.09.2011

    Student Collapses During Basketball Tryouts, Dies

    A St. Edmund Prep student collapsed and died Saturday during tryouts for the school’s junior varsity boys basketball team, The Post has learned. Jose Rodriguez, 15, went to take a water break with fellow players when he fell down motionless, sources said. An ambulance was called and JV coach Mike O’Brien attempted CPR. Rodriguez was… See More

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    Tuesday
    11.08.2011

    Middle Schooler Dies at Basketball Game

    Fourteen-year-old Deandre Morgan collapsed during basketball warm ups at Dougherty Middle School last Monday, and died at a Macon hospital Saturday.  Coroner Emma Quimbley confirms that the boy died Saturday at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. The autopsy is incomplete at this time, but a Macon doctor said that he detected underlying heart problems… See More

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