Thomas Herrion’s death

jaxvid

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I don't want to dump on the guy seeing as how he's dead and all but am I living in an alternate universe? Note all the comments about Herrion being "healthy". He was 6'3" and 335 lbs. for God's sake. How healthy can you be at that size. And it killed him too! Look at the pictures and you tell me how healthy he looks.


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Herrion's condition was caused by factors that are often nearly undetectable, though fairly rare in a 23-year-old athlete in good physical condition.

``It's not unheard of, but it certainly isn't extremely common in somebody who is otherwise fairly healthy,'' said Martin, a forensic pathologist.

Herrion weighed about 335 pounds at the time of his death, Martin said.

``I'm definitely shocked and surprised that someone so young and also in such good shape as Thomas Herrion could have a heart attack,'' said 49ers offensive lineman Eric Heitmann,

``He was always a real healthy kid out there,'' Heitmann said. ``


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I think football players from any era of the past have to be astounded that the desirable "athlete" today at nose tackle and many offensive lineman positions is a sumo wrestler!
 
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