Thread: Heath Benedict dead

NFL | Benedict dies Wednesday
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:00:24 -0700

Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports Newberry OT Heath Benedict died of natural causes Wednesday, March 26. KFFL sends their condolences to his family and friends.

Very good tackle prospect... very sad.

Shocking! Natural causes? (Sterroids?) On the eve of his triumph, he dies. Sad.

Only one month from being drafted too.

There was a QB that played for Nebraska in the mid 90s that a lot of teams liked that died in a plane crash the day before the draft. Brook Berringer. That guy could run and throw.

Its always a little bizarre when this happens though. I remember when Len Bias died. Its weird. Even though it doesnt happen THAT often, its still weird that it happens as often.

Originally Posted by lex

There was a QB that played for Nebraska in the mid 90s that a lot of teams liked that died in a plane crash the day before the draft. Brook Berringer. That guy could run and throw.

Its always a little bizarre when this happens though. I remember when Len Bias died. Its weird. Even though it doesnt happen THAT often, its still weird that it happens as often.

Yeah. I remember him.

I just saw this on rival.com. Pretty sad story. It sounds like he had a lot of awards after the last season and was a pretty good prospect.

NFL | Benedict update
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:02:30 -0700

Updating a previous report, Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports Newberry OL Heath Benedict died of natural causes Wednesday, March 26. Benedict was 24 years old. Newberry College community will hold memorial services for him Tuesday, April 1.




I interested to know how you die of natural causes at 24 years old... doesn't sound natural to die at 24 to me.

Originally Posted by BOSSHOGG30

NFL | Benedict update
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:02:30 -0700

Updating a previous report, Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports Newberry OL Heath Benedict died of natural causes Wednesday, March 26. Benedict was 24 years old. Newberry College community will hold memorial services for him Tuesday, April 1.




I interested to know how you die of natural causes at 24 years old... doesn't sound natural to die at 24 to me.

It means it was not trauma, accident, etc. Like he didnt die from a gunshot wound, car wreck, overdose etc.

Extremely sad news.

He was only 24.

That's sad news. Strange though.

Prayers go out to friends and family.

I just read that he had an enlarged heart.

NFL | Benedict's cause of death determined
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:54:27 -0700

John Murphy, of Yahoo! Sports, reports Newberry OL Heath Benedict's cause of death was sudden Cardia Disrhythmia, according to a Jacksonville, Fla. coroner. Benedict also suffered from Dilated Cardiomyopathy. The final Toxicology exam showed that no significant drugs or substances were found in his body, except caffeine, which the coroner said indicated he probably had either a cup of coffee or coca cola shortly before his death.

All the Heath Ledger threads were closed, so we will have to use this one. Any update on him?