Air Force offensive lineman Hunter Brown dies at 21 after 'medical emergency' - Yahoo Sports

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  An Air Force Falcons helmet during the Cheez-It Bowl assemblage   shot   crippled  betwixt  the Air Force Falcons and the Washington State Cougars connected  December 27, 2019 astatine  Chase Field successful  Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Air Force mislaid a beloved shot subordinate connected Monday. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Hunter Brown, an Air Force Academy cadet and violative lineman connected the Falcons' shot team, died aft a "medical emergency" connected his mode to people connected Monday, the schoolhouse announced. He was 21 years old.

Air Force said archetypal responders attempted to resuscitate the Lake Charles, Louisiana, autochthonal but were unsuccessful. No circumstantial origin of decease has been reported.

From the school:

"Hunter was a standout violative lineman connected the Falcon shot squad and was well-respected successful his squadron," said Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent. "The full U.S. Air Force Academy mourns his loss, and our hearts and condolences are with his family, his squadron, and each who were touched by this unthinkable young man."

Brown's teammates were reportedly told of his decease earlier classes connected Tuesday and offered "a afloat complement of enactment services including Academy chaplains, intelligence wellness professionals and others were already successful spot for cadets, module and staff."

Brown, a two-star enlistee successful the Class of 2020, joined Air Force aft a twelvemonth astatine the school's adjacent prep schoolhouse and was portion of a programme that went 10-3 successful some of his seasons. According to caput manager Troy Calhoun, helium was well-liked among the team:

"Our players, unit and full Academy person been truthful blessed and fortunate to person Hunter arsenic a portion of our lives. He was a axenic joyousness to manager and person arsenic a teammate," said Troy Calhoun, caput shot coach. "He was tough, a large worker, and nary 1 unselfishly pulled harder for others than Hunter. His ma and dad, Candyce and Dustin, raised a fantastic lad who made each of america a amended person. We emotion our large brother, and our thoughts and prayers are with Hunter's unthinkable psyche and his family."

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