Casualty reports coming in:
College football player dies after complaining he felt sick during game
WOOSTER, Ohio — Officials say a football player at the College of Wooster has died after being hospitalized after a game Saturday when he complained he didn’t feel well.
A college spokesman says 21-year-old Clayton Gelb died Sunday afternoon at a hospital in Wooster. He was a senior offensive lineman on the team and a chemistry major at the school.
Spokesman Hugh Howard said he couldn’t provide any details about what caused Gelb’s death. Gelb started at right guard in Saturday’s 38-20 home win over Ohio Wesleyan University.
Okay, this guy was 21, he exercised constantly, and his health and physical condition were professionally monitored. Yet this is not a particularly unusual occurrence. It’s the game.