Reggie White is dead...

[Sarr Koon]

The all time sack leader passed away suddenly this morning says NFL.com That is really sad...

[JMK]

I don't get why so many former pros dies so young. With the big gray cloud of steroids looming over sports, the first thing in to my mind is that a lot of these guys used roids in their day, it just went largely unnoticed. Of course I'm probably wrong, but if Barry Bonds suddenly drops dead in a few years I'm going to start to believe it.

[Figrin D'an]

Originally posted by JMK
I don't get why so many former pros dies so young. With the big gray cloud of steroids looming over sports, the first thing in to my mind is that a lot of these guys used roids in their day, it just went largely unnoticed. Of course I'm probably wrong, but if Barry Bonds suddenly drops dead in a few years I'm going to start to believe it.


Athletes dying young, particularly football players, isn't a phenomenon inherent to the "steroids era" of sports. If you look back to players in the 40's, 50's and 60's, there were a fair number that died before their 50th birthdays. Getting hit and thrown around the football field for 15+ years takes it toll, not to mention that once many are out of the game, they tend to not take care of their bodies as well as they should.

[Ryan Pode]

It was shocking. Like, just the other day I was watching an ESPN show with him on it. :(

[Jedi Master Carr]

Plus Reggie White was not the type to do steroids. He was a great man and a great football player. It is like Fig said getting hit in football takes it toll on players, especially for a DL like White. The guys in the trenches usually have short lifespans.

[Jedieb]

The first report I heard said he died of a massive heart attack, then I heard it was a respiratory problem. Either way, it looks as if it was rather sudden and a shock to his family and friends. He was a very spiratual man, and a respected and beloved teammate. That hump move of his was friggin' phenomenal. Most people thought he was just as impressive off the field as he was on, it's a shame to see him go.

[jjwr]

He died in his sleep, and he had sleep apnea so it could easily have been respiratory, quite possibly he just stopped breathing and never started again.

[Charley]

:cry One of my favorite players of all time.

[Aegis Du' Caat]

The added fact of his sheer size prolly wasn't that healthy on his cardio and respitory systems either.

I was sad to hear of his death too, he was my inspiration when I played football, I play DEnd as well and he was the guy I most tried to emulate on and off the field. Prolly one of the few sports figures outside of David Robinson and A.C. Green that I truly looked up to as not just athletes but people as well.