Life Is Short
Something completely shocking happened this week. You may have heard about it, since it made national headlines. I was returning from dinner on Sunday night, when I found out that the captain of the C-Town State University basketball team had died. His name was Jed Bedford, and he was only 21 years old.
Jed was a hell of a basketball player. He was the spirit of the Cougars last season, and led all Division II basketball players in the country in 3-point shooting. I regret that I never got to know Jed as a person, but from what I understand, he was an even better person than he was a shooting guard.
He died at practice. Nothing appeared wrong. He'd just sank a shot, his coaches turned away to talk to a couple other players, Jed ran down the court past them, then just hit the ground. He never got up.
An autopsy showed that he had an enlarged heart, something that went undetected because he'd never had any physical problems. Of course, there will be more tests. When a 21-year-old in perfect physical condition has a heart attack, you have to be suspicious. I hope that those suspicions prove to be unfounded.
CSU's Sports Information Director wrote a column on the school's website about Jed. Please take the time to read it. Life is short, often too short. Make sure to spend it doing the things that you love, and with the people you love.
Something completely shocking happened this week. You may have heard about it, since it made national headlines. I was returning from dinner on Sunday night, when I found out that the captain of the C-Town State University basketball team had died. His name was Jed Bedford, and he was only 21 years old.
Jed was a hell of a basketball player. He was the spirit of the Cougars last season, and led all Division II basketball players in the country in 3-point shooting. I regret that I never got to know Jed as a person, but from what I understand, he was an even better person than he was a shooting guard.
He died at practice. Nothing appeared wrong. He'd just sank a shot, his coaches turned away to talk to a couple other players, Jed ran down the court past them, then just hit the ground. He never got up.
An autopsy showed that he had an enlarged heart, something that went undetected because he'd never had any physical problems. Of course, there will be more tests. When a 21-year-old in perfect physical condition has a heart attack, you have to be suspicious. I hope that those suspicions prove to be unfounded.
CSU's Sports Information Director wrote a column on the school's website about Jed. Please take the time to read it. Life is short, often too short. Make sure to spend it doing the things that you love, and with the people you love.
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