Buffalo Proud Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 CBS News reports 49ers lineman Thomas Herrion has died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 23:38:28 PT - Print it Source: 49erswebzone.com CBS News in Los Angeles has just reported that San Francisco 49ers guard Thomas Herrion has died after collapsing in the locker room after the game in Denver. Herrion was put on a stretcher and rushed to a nearby hospital. Paramedics attempted CPR on the way. Herrion collapsed after 49ers head coach Mike Nolan addressed the team. A first-year player with the team, Herrion played college ball at Utah and spent part of last season on the San Francisco and Dallas practice squads and also played this season with the Hamburg Sea Dogs of NFL Europe. He was signed on January 5, 2005. Our prayers are with Herrion's family. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8756958
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 my prayers go out to the Herrion and 49er families. things like this and korey stringer a few years ago kinda put things in perspective when i think about my obsession with the nfl.
Buffan00 Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 my prayers go out to the Herrion and 49er families. things like this and korey stringer a few years ago kinda put things in perspective when i think about my obsession with the nfl. 413555[/snapback] Damn shame, he was a young man too!!
Buffalo Proud Posted August 21, 2005 Author Posted August 21, 2005 my prayers go out to the Herrion and 49er families. things like this and korey stringer a few years ago kinda put things in perspective when i think about my obsession with the nfl. 413555[/snapback] no doubt !
UConn James Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 Players had finished listening to coach Mike Nolan address them in a postgame meeting when Herrion collapsed. Was the speech that bad? Sad news.
Mickey Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 That is just terrible. My heart goes out to his family and the entire Forty Niner's team.
Golden Wheels Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 Temperatures were in the mid-60s with 50 percent humidity Saturday night in Denver -- I'd be surprised if he died of heat stroke like Stringer. Just horrible news. SF Chronicle
Buffalo Proud Posted August 21, 2005 Author Posted August 21, 2005 An article in the Deseret Morning News in August 2003 said Herrion became a 3.2-GPA student at Utah, after not qualifying academically for the NCAA out of high school. Herrion told that paper that beyond hopes for an NFL career, he wanted "to get into corrections, work on my Master's and get my teaching degree and go back to my high school and just work with kids."
Corp000085 Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 RIP terrible news for that man's family and team. With that being said, i'm quite interested to hear what killed that guy. Based on the weather, you'd almost have to eliminate heat stroke... Again, RIP
Surfmeister Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 I'm 6'4" and weight 215. That guy was a bit shorter than me and weighed about a hundred pounds more. That is a big strain on his heart when he's at rest. Then for him to go full force in a game ... It's very sad and his family must be in shock. The poor kid had the best of his life in front of him.
Clockwork Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 This is bad. Does anyone even know the actual cause of death? Was it heat related?
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 Many Prayers and condolences to The Herrion Family today. R.I.P. Thomas Herrion you will be missed
Golden Wheels Posted August 22, 2005 Posted August 22, 2005 An autopsy was perfomed in Denver today, but the doctors could not determine the cause of Herrion's death. They said they will have to wait for the results of the toxicology results, which could take 3 to 6 weeks. AP
JoeF Posted August 22, 2005 Posted August 22, 2005 Just finished a 14 play hurry up drive, with two or three penalties. Played with Alex Smith, 49ers rookie QB and top NFL draft pick, at U of U. RIP--
Wacka Posted August 22, 2005 Posted August 22, 2005 It was in the low 60s at game time , so it wasn't the heat. They were in a prayer circle in the locker room and he just keeled over dead. Maybe it was an anuryism? You can drop dead from that. Seeing the news here in the SF area, shows just how the Niners are viewed. It was the third or forth story on the evening news. In Buffalo, they would have led with it or even broke into regular programming.
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