Bronco's Damien Nash dies

[Unbelievable]

Broncos' Nash collapses, dies
By Bill Williamson
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 02/24/2007 08:01:44 PM MST


Damien Nash played in three games last season for the Broncos, gaining 98 yards on 24 carries. (Getty Images / Doug Pensinger)Indianapolis - Tragedy struck the Broncos for the second time in less than two months Saturday when backup running back Damien Nash collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in St. Louis, his agent, David Canter, said late Saturday night. Nash was 24.

Nash, who was signed as a free agent in August, played in three games last season and had 24 carries for 98 yards. He started as a rookie in 2005 with Tennessee, which took him in the fifth round. He played in three games for the Titans.

Nash was from East St. Louis, Ill. He played two season at Missouri after starting at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College.



http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5299448

 

[mullet]

what the heck.............. that is horrible. hard to understand when things like that happen.

 

[Biggems]

wow that is some sad stuff.........two deaths in one offseason for that team.....man they sure have a lot to deal with emotionally.

i feel for Nash' family, but it does say something about how he was raised.....he literally gave his life to try and help benefit those from his home community.

death is never a good thing....but on a positive note, at least there was no foolishness involved it seems....no violence, no thuggary, no murder. Hopefully drug use wasnt the culprit.

I wonder if he had a heart condition similar to the one that killed Reggie Lewis, and just like Lewis, didnt take his medication? I wonder if he had diabetes and didnt take his medication.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Updated: Feb. 24, 2007, 10:55 PM ET
Nash collapses and dies after charity basketball gameBy Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com


Denver Broncos reserve tailback Damien Nash collapsed and died Saturday evening after an appearance in a charity basketball game in St. Louis.



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Nash, a two-year NFL veteran, was 24.


Agent David Canter confirmed his client's death, as did Denver team officials.


Canter, who is attending the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, was first contacted by ESPN.com earlier in the evening, after ESPN.com received reports of Nash's death from people close to other players who had participated in the basketball game. While he was on the phone with ESPN.com, Canter, who was unaware of the incident, received a call from Denver officials confirming Nash's death.


"It's true," said an obviously distraught Canter. "It's true. I don't know what more to say right now, OK?"


Details of the incident were not yet available, and an official with the St. Louis police said an investigation was in its "very earliest" stages.


The proceeds of the event were to benefit the Darris Nash Find A Heart Foundation, which raises money for heart transplant research. The foundation was created last month after Darris Nash, 25, the older brother of Damien Nash, received a heart transplant.


A former University of Missouri standout, Nash entered the NFL as a fifth-round choice of the Tennessee Titans in 2005. He played three games with the Titans as a rookie, and then signed with Denver as a free agent last August. In his one season in Denver, he appeared in three games, rushing 18 times for 66 yards.


Nash is the second Broncos' player to die since the end of the 2006 season. Two-year veteran cornerback Darrent Williams was shot to death in a limousine after leaving a Denver-area nightclub on Jan. 1.

Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2778713
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pretty sad to see someone go so young...

 

[Hostile]

I hate stuff like this. 24 is way too young.

 

[ajk23az]

The Denver Broncos have confirmed that running back Damien Nash has died after a charity basketball game in St. Louis.

On Yahoo! Sports, breaking news.


RIP Damien


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[StevenOtero]

Oh my god, this is terrible. Life and death happens every day.. but after a charity basketball game. That is just terrible

 

[Coakleys Dad]

thats really sad.

 

[TEK2000]

I find it very sad that the basketball game was for a heart transplant foundation in the name of his brother who had a heart transplant. I'd imagine that the cause of death is probably because of a previously unknown heart condition of his own.

Very sad! What a rough offseason for the Broncos.... and a rough time for both of the families of the guys they lost.

 

[windward]

Very tragic indeed.

 

[SupermanXx]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/02/24/nash.death.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Tragedy strikes Broncos again

Nash, 24, collapses and dies after charity hoops game

Posted: Saturday February 24, 2007 11:24PM; Updated: Sunday February 25, 2007 12:32AM

Damien Nash played in three games for the Broncos this season, finishing with 66 yards on 18 carries.
Aggie Skirball/WireImage.com

DENVER (AP) -- Broncos running back Damien Nash collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in suburban St. Louis on Saturday, less than two months after the slaying of teammate Darrent Williams.
"We have been informed of the passing of Damien Nash," team spokesman Jim Saccomano said Saturday night. "We are attempting to get more details. ... We do know it's true."
Officials at Christian Hospital in St. Louis said the 24-year-old Nash died early Saturday evening. The cause of death wasn't immediately determined.
Nash collapsed shortly after participating in the game benefiting a foundation named for older brother Darris Nash. The foundation raises money for heart transplant research. It was established last month, after Darris Nash received a heart transplant.
Former Missouri receiver Sean Coffey was at the event with Nash and told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch there was no indication anything was wrong.
"Everything was normal. ... We were playing around at the game. ... He was fine," Coffey told the newspaper. "I give my best to his family. This is crazy. I can't believe this is happening. It was the first time I had seen him in a couple of years. I can't believe he's gone. I'm so happy I got to see him one last time."
Nash was from East St. Louis, Ill., and played two years at Missouri after playing at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas.
"The Denver Broncos organization is once again struck with profound sadness over the tragic loss of one of our players," team owner Pat Bowlen said in a statement. "This is a tremendous tragedy and our hearts go out to the entire Nash family."
The Broncos are still reeling from the slaying of Williams, who was shot once in the neck while leaving a New Year's Eve party in his rented stretch Hummer in downtown Denver hours after the season ended. His slaying remains unsolved.
"The Broncos family has suffered a great loss with the passing of Damien Nash," coach Mike Shanahan said from Indianapolis, where he was attending the NFL's scouting combine along with general manager Ted Sundquist. "I am stunned and deeply saddened by this tragedy, and send my deepest condolences to Damien's family."
A fifth-round draft choice by Tennessee in 2005, Nash played in three games for the Titans. The Broncos signed him as a free agent last season and he played in three games, rushing for 98 yards on 24 carries.
Nash's death came two days after former NBA great Dennis Johnson collapsed and died after his developmental team's practice in Austin, Texas. Johnson was 52.

 

[5Stars]

I read this earlier and from the sound of things, it looks like that family has a history of heart disease...

To bad...

RIP

 

[Da Hammer]

Sad indeed... RIP Damien Nash