UMaine freshman player dies during workout

[ccd494]

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/07/24/umaine-football-player-dies-during-workout-on-campus/

No name or details have been released yet.

[Laker]

Very sad to lose someone so young.

[dbackjon]

So tragic

[Milktruck74]

Prayers for the Bears....and the family!!!! Hearing more and more things like this...don't want to sound crass, but I think kids don't spend enough time outside getting acclimated to the weather during the summer.....by the time I showed up at camp, it was a relaxing break from putting up hay all summer!!!!

[RootinFerDukes]

I'm sorry to hear that and I wish the best for Maine this season.

[katss07]

Just plain scary. Sorry to hear this.

[BEAR]

Sad news. Prayers for the family and teammates. #GoBears

[RootinFerDukes]

It is Darius Minor, a former player at Orange County High School in Orange, VA.

[ST_Lawson]

Prayers for the Bears....and the family!!!! Hearing more and more things like this...don't want to sound crass, but I think kids don't spend enough time outside getting acclimated to the weather during the summer.....by the time I showed up at camp, it was a relaxing break from putting up hay all summer!!!!

I don't think it was the weather in this case. Dew point was ~70 with a heat index in the mid-80s in that area early this afternoon. A kid in anything close to football-playing shape shouldn't really have a problem with that.

It's a horrible situation, whatever the reason, and my thoughts are with the UMaine family right now.

[whoanellie]

condolences to his family

[Milktruck74]

I don't think it was the weather in this case. Dew point was ~70 with a heat index in the mid-80s in that area early this afternoon. A kid in anything close to football-playing shape shouldn't really have a problem with that.

It's a horrible situation, whatever the reason, and my thoughts are with the UMaine family right now.

True. When we do hear about tragic events that hit teams, it hurts all of us....We may be the fiercest rivals, but we are one big football family when we need to be.... THe response a few years back when Chattanooga had the shooter, the response for Jax state's tornados...this.... It helps to put our rivalries into perspective.

[Outsider1]

Lots of prayers to all the family and friends.

[Fordham]

just awful. RIP.

I follow Penn State football a decent amount and one of their stud recruits had to give up football due to a hereditary heart condition they picked up on. Reading the articles I wonder if this is something similar but, horribly unfortunately, wasn't found during health screening?

God bless his family to have to deal with this.

[jmufan999]

awful news, Bears. i'm so sorry to hear about this. it's just tragic.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

RIP to the yourng man and I sure hope the best for his family and friends in such a tough spot right now. Terrible to hear these sorts of things each year. Just feel so sad for them all dealing with this tragedy.

[Anthony215]

Prayers to his family friends, teammates and coaches. Such a tragedy that probably couldn't have been prevented if it was an underlying hard to diagnose health issue he may have had. Sad that medical technology can't catch many of these issues before a kid passes out on the field/court and ultimately dies. One day in the near future hopefully we have the capability to have all incoming freshmen take testing to make sure there are no cardiac issues that could result in death while practicing or playing in games. The coaching staff who witnessed him fall out and take his last breaths have to be going through hell right now feeling lost and hopeless.

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

Prayers to his family friends, teammates and coaches. Such a tragedy that probably couldn't have been prevented if it was an underlying hard to diagnose health issue he may have had. Sad that medical technology can't catch many of these issues before a kid passes out on the field/court and ultimately dies. One day in the near future hopefully we have the capability to have all incoming freshmen take testing to make sure there are no cardiac issues that could result in death while practicing or playing in games. The coaching staff who witnessed him fall out and take his last breaths have to be going through hell right now feeling lost and hopeless.

I agree totally on how tough this must be for the coaches present as well as the other team mates. Here is the latest article about this tragedy.
https://bangordailynews.com/2018/07/25/news/bangor/umaine-coaches-teammates-reeling-after-death-of-football-player-during-practice/

[Derby City Duke]

May the Bears find comfort with each other as they try to make sense of something that makes no sense. Orange County is not too far up the road from my hometown. My prayers go up for his family and friends in Orange Co. and Maine. Best of luck to the Bears this season.

[TheKingpin28]

I can't imagine what the family is going through. I am sorry to hear this.

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[dunbar]

Tragedy is the only appropriate word. Thoughts and prayers to his mother and family. We can only imagine what they are going through right now. The University of Maine and Black Bear football will always be there for you.

Harasymiak says it as well as anybody could:
https://twitter.com/umainecoachh/status/1022599666939191298?s=21

https://www.gofundme.com/memorial-for-darius-quotbubbyquot-minor?member=503454

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

Latest article on the life of Darius Minor. Sounded just like the type of athlete that chooses UMaine, overlooked by alot of schools with a bit of a chip and something to prove. Prayers and sympathies to the Minor family.
https://bangordailynews.com/2018/07/27/news/bangor/darius-minor-fought-back-after-injury-to-earn-umaine-scholarship/comments/