Thoughts about 49ers Thomas Herrion?

[October]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-FBN-49ers-Player-Dies.html?hp&ex=1124683200&en=ffc3c102e4db0c70&ei=5094&partner=homepage

49ers Lineman Dies After Game

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 21, 2005
Filed at 11:07 a.m. ET

DENVER (AP) -- San Francisco offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed in the locker room and died Sunday morning, shortly after the 49ers played the Denver Broncos in a preseason game. He was 23.

Herrion, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound guard, was on the field for San Francisco's 14-play, 91-yard drive that ended with a touchdown with 2 seconds left.

[KitchenWitch]

1. It is sad

23 year olds are not supposed to die.

[KG]

2. Coroner says Herrion died of heart disease

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-49ers-herrion-death&prov=ap&type=lgns

September 6, 2005

DENVER (AP) -- San Francisco 49ers lineman Thomas Herrion died from heart disease when he collapsed after a preseason game in Denver on Aug. 20, the Denver County coroner said Tuesday.

Herrion had ischemic heart disease, with significant blockage in his right coronary artery that caused the death of heart muscle, the city health department said in a news release. Herrion's heart was slightly enlarged.

Drug screens on Herrion's blood and urine found only atrophine, a drug administered when medical personnel tried to revive him....

[KitchenWitch]

3. Very very sad

I am surprised that they did not catch the blockage sooner.