This is such a bizarre and tragic story. Billy Gaines was a wide receiver for Pitt who died a couple of years ago after falling20 feet from the crawl spaceof a church. He was drunk at the time and a priest pleaded guilty to providing alcohol to Gaines, who was underage,and some other players.
[url]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/02/23/bc .fbc.pittplayer.sfall.ap/index.html [/url]
Another oddity about this is that Gaines, believe it or not had a scholarship to play wide receiver at Pitt! He wasthe only white player at receiver or tailback at a I-A program I'm aware of over the pastseveral years who wasn't a walk-on.
[url]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/02/23/bc .fbc.pittplayer.sfall.ap/index.html [/url]
Another oddity about this is that Gaines, believe it or not had a scholarship to play wide receiver at Pitt! He wasthe only white player at receiver or tailback at a I-A program I'm aware of over the pastseveral years who wasn't a walk-on.