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Broncos RB Nash dies

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by shotglass, Feb 24, 2007.

  1. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    From Denver Post:

    Damien Nash, a backup running back for the Denver Broncos, collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in St. Louis, his agent, David Canter, said Saturday night. <cm-bd>¶
    Nash was 24.
     
  2. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Jeebus.

    R.I.P.
     
  3. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    Talk about a franchise with some miserable luck this offseason. RIP.
     
  4. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Wow. Given the way the Broncos use running backs, he could have been their next 1,000-yard rusher. Shame.
     
  5. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    He was a big-name recruit at Missouri and had a helluva burst. He was exciting to watch. But he and Pinkel didn't get along, so he didn't become the college star he could have been. R.I.P.
     
  6. Saint Lou

    Saint Lou Member

    http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/1085B8D7055B87698625728D001162C4?OpenDocument
     
  7. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Wow:

    Earlier in the afternoon, sources said Nash competed in a charity basketball game at Riverview Gardens High and collapsed afterward.

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

    Saint Lou Member

    http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2778713
     
  9. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Oh holy fuck.

    I wonder if how much extra attention they paid to Damien's heart given the problem his twin brother had. You'd think it'd indicate a risk factor, at least.

    That's assuming a heart problem is what killed Damien, which is usually a strong possibility when someone collapses out of nowhere.
     
  10. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Yeah, we get the point, we're reading espn.com. We typed the name into the address bar, you bunch of fucking vultures. Eat me.
     
  11. Freelance Hack

    Freelance Hack Active Member

    It's a terrible tragedy made even sadder -- not because it involves an athlete but because of when and where it happened.
     
  12. joe

    joe Active Member

    Pinkel had Brad Smith, so he never developed a game plan that would let Nash show his true talent. Nash did it in bursts, but it was never sustained.
     
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