Comments on: 10 Tragic Athlete Deaths

By: lisaj6112

lisaj6112 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:30:24 +0000

The “good” thing that came from Lane Frost’s death was the metal chest protectors now required for bull riders to wear. Lane’s best friend Tuff Hedeman(sp)helped play a role in creating it. But Lord knows that did nothing to help his facial injury. Look that up!

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:27:40 +0000

How about Roberto Clemente, who died en route to deliver aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims. One of the greatest baseball players ever!

By: AndrÃ©a Fernandes

AndrÃ©a Fernandes — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:00:50 +0000

@J: This article was written and posted before the 2010 Olympics occurred.

@Soup: While Masterton did not technically die during the game, he lost consciousness at the time of the impact with the ice and did not regain consciousness before he passed away.

By: jess

jess — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:01:06 +0000

Soup, the injury that killed him occurred during the game. He later died.

By: jess

jess — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:00:14 +0000

What about that poor guy from the recent Olympic tragedy?

By: Soup

Soup — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:56:41 +0000

“Four minutes into a 1968 hockey game between the Minnesota North Stars and the Oakland Seals, the North Starsâ€™ center, Bill Masterton, fell backward and hit his head on the ice. He died 30 hours later from â€œmassive brain injury,â€ becoming the first player to be killed during a game in the history of the NHL.”

If he died 30 hours later, he wasnt killed during the game…

By: Katie Rose

Katie Rose — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:04:14 +0000

To Ashley,

I think mental_floss brought appropriate attention to your family friend. Before I read this article, I did not know of Lauren Chang or have ever heard about death. This article has brought a tragedy to light, and did NOT do it in a disrespectful way. Sorry for your loss. We all understand that she is not “just another tragic death”.

By: blitzen

blitzen — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:03:35 +0000

There have been several deaths of soccer players either in training or during games, but probably the most well-known one is Marc-Vivien Foe of Cameroon. He collapsed on the field on June 26, 2003 while playing in a Confederations Cup game against Colombia, which took place in Lyons, France in front of a packed stadium. He was still alive when they carried him off but the doctors were unable to revive him. It was later reported that he died of an undiagnosed heart condition.

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:44:06 +0000

Sergei Grinkov died of a heart attack during a practice for Stars on Ice when he was only 28 years old. He was one of the best pairs skaters in the world, and two time Olympic gold medalist with his wife, Yekaterina Gordeeva. Still makes me sad.

By: J

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:39:25 +0000

What about that bobsled athlete that died in Canada at the 2010 Olympics?