Montana State Standout Manny Kalfell Found Dead

[superman7515]

http://www.krtv.com/story/31047531/former-bozeman-hawk-msu-gridiron-star-found-dead


BOZEMAN - Former Montana State University football player Manny Kalfell died in his home in Bozeman Sunday morning.

The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Kalfell was pronounced dead at 1:33 a.m.

According to several sources, Kalfell had struggled with depression for a long time. He had just finished his senior season with MSU and graduated in December. Before that he was part of the Bozeman Hawks 2010 State Championship team...

[superman7515]

Senior Spotlight -

http://skylinesportsmt.com/senior-spotlight-kalfell-overcame-a-career-of-adversity/ (http://skylinesportsmt.com/senior-spotlight-kalfell-overcame-a-career-of-adversity/)


Manny Kalfell’s first touchdown as a Bobcat was not supposed to happen.

In the big picture, it looked like a long shot when Kalfell walked on to his hometown Bobcats that he would ever play, let alone catch a touchdown in a key conference game.

In the immediate moment last Saturday in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the play that Kalfell put himself on the scoreboard with was quite literally not for him. When the fifth-year senior finally crossed the end zone to cap a 61-yard sprint for his first career college touchdown, the rest of the Bobcats could not have been happier.

The play is called “Tito”. Montana State third-year offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey called for it on the third play of Montana State’s second possession at the University of North Dakota with the Bobcats trailing 7-0 midway through the first quarter. “Tito” is a pass from junior quarterback Dakota Prukop to senior wide receiver Mitch Griebel in the flat. Griebel, a former quarterback at the Air Force Academy, then looks for a streaking receiver on the outside. The play is supposed to be a pass from Griebel to standout sophomore Mitchell Herbert.

“Manny didn’t realize I was calling that play,” Cramsey said. “ He got pretty excited when I did.”

“We looked out there and we saw that Manny was in that spot,” added MSU head coach Rob Ash. “All of us took a deep breath at first but we shouldn’t have worried. Manny made it happen.”...

[IBleedYellow]

I hope it wasn't suicide.

Rest in peace, young man. Gone too soon.

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[ursus arctos horribilis]

Man, that is tough. Real sorry to hear this news. RIP respected rival.

[jsualumnus]

very sad to hear about this young man... Prayer for his family and the Bobcat nation!!!