Posted on 08/21/2005 2:01:27 AM PDT by Brit_Guy
San Francisco offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed and died shortly after an NFL pre-season game in Denver. Players had just finished listening to coach Mike Nolan's post-match address when the 23-year-old was taken ill.
Medics administered emergency aid at Denver's Mile High Stadium before he was taken to a nearby hospital.
About three hours later, Aaron Salkin, a spokesman for the 49ers, confirmed that Herrion had died. The cause of death was not immediately known.
He said: "This is a colossal tragedy for the 49ers and the entire NFL community. Our thoughts and prayers are with him. The death comes a little more than four years after offensive lineman Korey Stringer of the Minnesota Vikings died of heatstroke during training camp.
His death was thought to be the first of its kind in the NFL.
In 1979, St Louis Cardinals tight end JV Cain died of a heart attack during training camp.
Chuck Hughes, a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, died of a heart attack in October 1972 during a game against the Chicago Bears.
Herrion, in his first year with San Franciscio, played college football at Utah State University and spent part of last season on the 49ers and Dallas practice squads.
He also played this season with the Hamburg Sea Dogs in NFL Europe.
The 6ft 3in, 310lb guard was on the field for San Francisco's 14-play, 91-yard drive that ended with a touchdown with two seconds left. The 49ers lost 26-21.
I would double check that source. I'm 5-8, 154 lbs, and most would consider me somewhat slim. To be another 7 inches taller and have only an extra 30 pounds, one would have to be quite skinny.
that wasn't the government, that was Philo.
1. Multiply your weight, in pounds, by 0.45 (example: 130 pounds x 0.45 = 58.5).
2. Multiply your height, in inches, by 0.025 (example: 5¹6' or 66' x 0.25 = 1.65).
3. Multiply the answer from step 2 by itself (example: 1.65 x 1.65 = 2.7225).
4. Divide the answer from step 1 by the answer from step 3 (example: 58.5 ÷ 1.65 = 21.48).
5. If your body mass index rates below 21, you are underweight.
6. If your body mass index rates above 27, you are overweight.
7. A BMI of more than 40 indicates that you are obese.
that wasn't the government, that was Philo.
http://weightloss.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Calculate_Body_Mass0962933779.htm You were sayin?
I'm pretty close to it according to those calculations... I rate a 23 on that scale.
Condolences to his family and his teammates.
"There are many causes for SCD. Below age 35 the problem is usually a structural abnormality in the heart muscle, valves, or coronary arteries. These conditions are usually congenital and are difficult to detect. Gross abnormalities are identified at birth or in early childhood (e.g.., the child who gets very short of breath and turns blue running across the playground and is then found to have a heart murmur). However, more subtle abnormalities may not cause any symptoms, allow full athletic development and then suddenly cause death during exercise. One famous example is Pete Maravich (sp?) who had a completely successful NBA career, retired, and then fell dead while playing a recreational B-Ball game. He was found to have an anomalous origin of one of his coronary arteries -- an exceptionally rare congenital abnormality that if triggered just right completely shuts off blood flow to the majority of the heart muscle. No physical exam or routine testing would have identified this."
exactly. Now do the BMI at 6'3" 315
The problem is that the formula is bad. Mass increases with the cube of volume; height/mass is an unsatisfactory substitute for volume.
I agree they tightened this index a few years ago for some apparent reason. Now know one agrees with it. Imagine what
body builders think of this.
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