Houstonian, Rice, & Lamar HS player Dale Lloyd dies.

Very unfortunate local news. He was only 19.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4212522.html

Rice football player dies after collapsing Sunday
School officials: Cause of death has not been determined

By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

Rice freshman defensive back Dale Lloyd, a 2006 graduate of Lamar High School, died this morning after collapsing during a workout Sunday afternoon.

The cause of death has not been determined, school officials said during a press conference today at Rice. Officials said Lloyd, 19, was conscious when he was transported to the hospital on Sunday.

"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.'' Del Conte said Lloyd collapsed while the team was doing some light running. Although he didn't complain of anything specific, he told team trainers he didn't feel right.

"No one knows what happened,'' Del Conte said. "It's a mystery.''

An autopsy was pending.

Coaches met with the team Monday afternoon to talk about Lloyd's death.

"He was a tremendous student who happened to play football,'' Del Conte said, fighting back tears. "His smile just lit up the room.''

Lloyd played in Rice's season opener against Houston but didn't play the last three games. The team planned to redshirt him.

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.

"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.''

He was a member of first-year coach Todd Graham's initial recruiting class.

Lloyd is survived by his parents, Dale and Abitibi Lloyd, and two brothers.


Lloyd was a two-time All-District 21-5A selection at Lamar and a three-year letterman. He also earned all-district honors as an outfielder for the Redskins baseball team and was elected to Who's Who Among American High School Students. Lloyd volunteered with the Mayor's Youth Council.

 

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