August 21, 200520 yr 49ers Thomas Herrion dies after collapsing after game DENVER (AP) -- San Francisco offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed in the locker room and died Sunday morning, shortly after the 49ers played the Denver Broncos in a preseason game. Herrion, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound guard, was on the field for San Francisco's 14-play, 91-yard drive that ended with a touchdown with 2 seconds left. Players had finished listening to coach Mike Nolan address them in a postgame meeting when Herrion collapsed. Medics administered CPR on him and took him to an ambulance that rushed him to a nearby hospital. About three hours later, 49ers spokesman Aaron Salkin confirmed that Herrion had died. The cause of death was not immediately known. Ute football: One of the family; Hugs helped Utah secure Herrion Man sounded like a nice person. Sad to hear this because I heard about him collapsing. RIP
August 21, 200520 yr I was going to post this but couldn't find all of the details. RIP Thomas, and prayers are with your family and friends.
August 21, 200520 yr Wow, very sad news. It's always very tough to hear these type of things. My thoughts are with his family and friends, as well as the 49ers organization.
August 21, 200520 yr Unfortunately, it's part of the culture of the NFL that if you ask out of a game because you're exhausted, you're going to be labelled a wuss, and you're probably not going to make the team. It is a little strange that he collapsed so long after the game. Not sure what was going on there. Anyway, sad news...
August 22, 200520 yr RIP, that kind of thing is just tragic. Prayers and well wishes go out to his friends and family.
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