Ole Miss football player dies after workout
Oxford, MS (Sports Network) - Bennie F. Abram, a junior football player for Ole Miss, died Friday after collapsing during the first day of the team's routine conditioning program. He was 20 years old.
Abram started experiencing difficulty shortly after the workout began early in the morning, and trainers began administering aid and called 911. He was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford and passed away several hours later.
"Bennie was a fine young man and a hard worker. He was a great person to be around and a well-mannered young man. His loss is so tragic. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and all who knew Bennie," Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt said.
Abram, originally from Southaven, Mississippi, was a non-scholarship athlete who transferred to Ole Miss from Itawamba Community College last fall.
