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| QUOTE | HOUSTON (AP) -- A Rice University football player died Monday, a day after collapsing during a light workout.
Dale Lloyd, a 19-year-old freshman defensive back, collapsed on the field about 5 p.m. Sunday but was conscious when taken to a hospital by ambulance. He died about 9 a.m. Monday, school officials said.
An autopsy was pending.
"I just can't describe the pain we're feeling right now and the shock," Rice athletic director Chris Del Conte said. "It will take a long time to digest. The coaches are crushed. This is a tough time for all of us."
Lloyd played in Rice's season opener against Houston but didn't play in the last three games. The team was planning on redshirting him.
"The Rice Owl family has suffered a devastating loss," Rice coach Todd Graham said in a statement. "Dale was a tremendous person with the heart of a champion."
Del Conte said Lloyd collapsed as the team was doing some light running. While he didn't complain of anything specific, he told team trainers that he didn't feel right.
"No one knows what happened," Del Conte said. "It's a mystery."
Coaches were meeting with the team Monday afternoon to talk about Lloyd's death, and grief counselors were available to meet with players and coaches.
"He was a tremendous student who happened to play football," Del Conte said, fighting back tears. "His smile just lit up the room."
Rice is scheduled to travel to face Army on Saturday. Del Conte said he hasn't made a decision on the status of that game.
Lloyd played football and baseball at Houston's Lamar High School, was selected to the Who's Who Among American High School Students and volunteered with the Mayor's Youth Council.
He is survived by his parents, Dale and Abitibi Lloyd, and two brothers. |
RIP Dale Lloyd
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