Category: football player

Austin Peay State Freshman Football Player Dies in Single-Car Crash

July 22, 2023
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Clarksville, Tenn.—A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, officials said. Jeremiah Collins, 18, was driving too fast while exiting Briley Parkway West at Clarksville and his pickup truck rolled several times before coming to rest in a grassy area,…

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Vegas High School Flag Football Player Dies After Collapsing

January 6, 2023
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LAS VEGAS—A high school student-athlete died Thursday after suffering a medical emergency and collapsing during a varsity flag football game at her school, authorities said Friday. The Clark County coroner identified the girl as Ashari Hughes, 16, and reported that a determination of her cause and manner of death was pending. Desert Oasis High School…

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Police: Former UCF Football Player Fatally Shot by Father

November 30, 2021
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A former football player at the University of Central Florida was fatally shot during an altercation with his father and his mother was wounded, authorities said Tuesday. Otis Anderson Jr. was killed late Monday during the argument with his father, Otis Anderson Sr., at his parents’ home in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a partially…

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Mater Dei Football Program Faces Accusations of Hazing Following Player’s Brain Injury

November 24, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The family of a former player for the heralded Mater Dei High School football team is suing the school for negligence, alleging he was severely injured in a team hazing ritual known as “Bodies” in which two players repeatedly land body punches on each other until one surrenders, it was reported Nov. 24….

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