Denver RB Damien Nash dies after charity bball game

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  1. MSUJet85

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    Damn to die at 24 is way too young RIP :sad:
     
  2. AMJets

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    http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5299448

    Dies playing in a game that is meant to help others. Sad irony.

    The tragic off-season continues for the Broncos.
     
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    :eek:hmy:

    Wow. That is really tradgic... :sad:
     
  4. Twombles

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    Did he died of heart failure?
    Thats weird... He must have been fit as hell.
    Mabey it was steriods?
     
  5. Pride

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    I feel so horrible for the Broncos. This is so sad, it reminds us not to loook at color of skin or religion but at each other as human beings and one blood
     
  6. wexy

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    Very sad . Must be some bad cardiac genes in their family.
     
  7. Jake

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    RIP terrible news.
     
  8. Cellar-door

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    His brother just had a heart transplant at 25, so I'd think a genetic illness is more likely
     
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    damn, thats sad

    R.I.P
     
  10. Satan

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    sad news

    one question.. How do you become a veteran after 2 years??
     
  11. ScotsJet

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    veteran = not rookie.
     
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    Broncos Running Back Damien Nash Dies
    By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Sports Writer
    3 hours ago

    DENVER - 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, 25, received a heart transplant.

    Former Missouri receiver Sean Coffey was at the event with Nash at Riverview Gardens High School 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.

    Lee Baker, who was teammates with Nash at Coffeyville, was supposed to have dinner with Nash after the basketball game. One of Baker's friends received a call that Nash had collapsed a short time after leaving the event.

    "We still don't know what happened. He looked in great shape. He had four 3-pointers. He had a big smile on his face. There was no indication," Baker told The Associated Press. "He was a great guy. It's hard to believe. I want to think I'm dreaming. I was looking at him today, and thinking how proud I was of him. I was so happy for him."

    One of Baker's final memories of Nash was of him holding his infant daughter after the game.

    "I feel fortunate to have met him," Baker said. "At the game, you saw the looks on people's faces and how much they appreciated him."

    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 66 yards on 18 carries. In his two-year career, he had 24 carries for 98 yards and seven receptions for 55 yards.

    "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."

    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.

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    AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report.

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    http://www.denverbroncos.com

    Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
     
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    R.I.P nash

    Another loss for the broncos, sad situation.
     
  14. TheBlairThomasFumble

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    Terrible, especially since he has a child who will now never know her father.

    TBTF
     
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    Wow, I can't believe another Bronco died. This is really tragic for their team. Every NFL team is like a family, and when you lose two members of a family in a short period of time, well that hurts a lot.
     
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    That really does suck for Nash and his family, but I think the Broncos will be able to turn around the situation and use it as motivation to play for these 2 guys, much like the Panthers did with Sam Mills in their Super Bowl year. RIP.
     
  17. GreenMachine

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    Well put.


    RIP.
     
  18. FITM

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    Brad Smith played in the charity basketball game as well.
     

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