UA football player collapses and dies!

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This just released.


By Bruce Pascoe
© 2004 Arizona Daily Star

Incoming UA freshman football player McCollins Umeh died as a result of an enlarged heart and not the high outside temperatures, according to an initial report from the Pima County Medical Examiner’s office.

The University of Arizona Police Department released the results of the medical examiner’s office, saying they are pending further examination of organ tissue and toxicology results.

Umeh, 18, collapsed 20 minutes into an involuntary workout at UA on Tuesday and died about an hour later.

UA police detectives relayed the initial findings to Umeh's family. The UAPD will await the results by the medical examiner’s office prior to proceeding further with this investigation.

Earlier Wednesday, before the medical release, Arizona officials said they were undergoing a full review of football workout procedures.

"We want to overturn every rock," said Kathleen "Rocky" LaRose, UA's senior associate athletic director.

Although no UA football coaches were allowed to supervise the workouts because of NCAA rule restrictions, LaRose and UA athletic director Jim Livengood said therewere two conditioning coaches and one trainer on hand. They said the trainer was a veteran of UA who was well-versed in dealing with the dry heat, which reached 96 degrees at the time of Umeh's collapse.

During a Wednesday afternoon news conference, before the initial autopsy report was released, Umeh's family turned to religion for answers.

"He's not gone - he's just somewhere else, looking down on us," said Darlene McClemmon, Umeh's aunt. "We will miss his earthly body but in spirit, he will alwaysbe here."

Umeh's father, Betrand, called his son's death the "will of God" but indicated that it was none theless difficult to take. He spoke softly into the microphones at a McKale Center news conference, flanked by other family members and UA officials.

"One of the greatest tragedies you can have in a family is the dad burying the son," he said. "It should be the other way around, but that's about what we're going to do."

"Umeh's family and UA football coach Mike Stoops did not take questions during the news conference, but Stoops spoke briefly of his high regard for Umeh.

"He was a great, great person who stood for all the right things," Stoops said.

Darrell Brooks, a junior defensive back, also offered condolences from the entire team. "He will be greatly missed by each and every one of us," Brooks said.

"I don't think words can express how we all feel."
 

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Toro said:
MJ is employed as the Cardinals Insider and receives a paycheck.

Thats what I always thought since he got the 'Insider' moniker I thought he's employed by Billy :shrug:
 

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Toro said:
MJ is employed as the Cardinals Insider and receives a paycheck.

But, he gets paid to other things like...be a sports talk show host.
My point is that his primary employer is KDUS I believe and he writes articles for the Cardinals web site. MJ isn't down at the facility all the time, he comes down with the other press.

He does have a good relationship with the organization but he is primariliy a KDUS guy. Chrissy Mauck is thier full time reporter/photgrapher, she has a Cardinals badge.

If I remember correctly MJ has a media pass like us, Kent Somers and the other media. There is a difference though in the regular media, those who are the frequently and the occasional types. We a very lucky as we tend to get treated similar the media that live there like Kent Somers (I think he has a hammock there so he doesn't have to commute)
 
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azdad1978 said:
Thats what I always thought since he got the 'Insider' moniker I thought he's employed by Billy :shrug:
I believe that is a marketing thing as is part of the relatoinship between KDUS and the Cards. My understanding is that MJ does know a lot of the staff and players very well.

My point being is that MJ is not a PR outlet for the Cardinals as he doesn't report to them.
 

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nidan said:
I believe that is a marketing thing as is part of the relatoinship between KDUS and the Cards. My understanding is that MJ does know a lot of the staff and players very well.

My point being is that MJ is not a PR outlet for the Cardinals as he doesn't report to them.


hmm interesting
 

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nidan said:
Jurecki does have a good relationship with the organization but he is primariliy a KDUS guy.

Mike Jurecki is employed by KDUS and the Cardinals hire him for the 20 radio broadcasts. We also hire John Mistler, Craig Fouhy, Bill Lewis, Eric Hill, Doug Plank, Kent Derdivanis, Gabriel Trujillo, and Don DeBaca. None of these guys are fully employed by the Cardinals, but they receive compensation for their work on the radio broadcasts.

Dave Pasch is the only broadcaster fully employed by the Cardinals.

The Cardinals broadcast staff is Tom Hanny, Justin Casey, Kate Brandt and yours truly.

The PR staff is Mark Dalton, Greg Gladysiewski, and Chris Melvin.

The internet department is Chrissy Mauck. She gets assistance from the PR, and Broadcast Departments among others.
 
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Jim Omohundro said:
Mike Jurecki is employed by KDUS and the Cardinals hire him for the 20 radio broadcasts. We also hire John Mistler, Craig Fouhy, Bill Lewis, Eric Hill, Doug Plank, Kent Derdivanis, Gabriel Trujillo, and Don DeBaca. None of these guys are fully employed by the Cardinals, but they receive compensation for their work on the radio broadcasts.

Dave Pasch is the only broadcaster fully employed by the Cardinals.

The Cardinals broadcast staff is Tom Hanny, Justin Casey, Kate Brandt and yours truly.

The PR staff is Mark Dalton, Greg Gladysiewski, and Chris Melvin.

The internet department is Chrissy Mauck. She gets assistance from the PR, and Broadcast Departments among others.


Thanks Jim for giving us info. :thumbup:
 

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Regardless of what the autopsy showed, how long before a lawsuit is filed on behalf of the family?
 

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