OSU roundup
Thursday was a busy day for Oregon State athletics, so Friday’s GT is full of stuff. If you missed some of this stuff, here are some links and comments. Here’s my full story on DB coach Keith Heyward leaving for Washington, how it came about and coach Mike Riley‘s plans for the future are involved....
Thompson celebration
The “Celebration of Life” for late Oregon State football player Fred Thompson was an appropriate remembrance of him for the athletes, coaches and administrators. The video montage captured the fun-loving guy he was. I felt for his best friend S Ryan Murphy. They weren’t just friends. Murphy said they were brothers. He read a poem...
Fred Thompson tribute open to public
A “Celebration of Life” honoring the late Fred Thompson of the Oregon State football team will be held 3 p.m. on Jan. 12 in the Austin Auditorium at the LaSells Stewart Center on campus. The celebration is open to the public. Thompson, a freshman from Richmond, Calif., suddenly died Dec. 7 on campus from complications...
Fred Thompson memorial
Late Oregon State football player Fred Thompson‘s memorial in his hometown of Oakland, Calif., was Saturday. Here’s an Oakland Tribune story that ran in Sunday’s GT. Here’s a link to a slideshow.
Sports medical review
After time to grieve the sudden death of football player Fred Thompson due to complications of an enlarged heart, Oregon State AD De Carolis said OSU is starting to review its medical testing of athletes. Testing for specific medical conditions are timely and costly, but De Carolis is looking around to find the best way...
Thompson’s official cause of death released
The cause of death for late Oregon State football player Fred Thompson was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes enlarged, Oregon State Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Gunson announced after her Friday morning autopsy. During strenuous exercise, the increased thickness of the heart muscle can lead to cardiac arrhythmia, which is a...
Thompson memorial update
A new memorial fund has been set up for late Oregon State football player Fred Thompson. The family created a charitable fund to help offset funeral and other expenses through the Bank of America. Bank of America has set up several options to donate to the “Fred Thompson Memorial Fund.” · Visit any Bank of...
Thompson press conference
Here’s the full story in Friday’s GT about the info gathered. Here are the bullet points for the Oregon State press conference Thursday about the death football player Fred Thompson, 19, on Wednesday. The cause of death will be determined after Friday’s autopsy by Oregon state medical examiner Karen Gunson. She told Oregon State Police...
Fred Thompson tribute
Fred Thompson tributes have started to show up on the internet. Oregon State is grieving his loss. Check out the below video. “He was a good kid. He made you just smile,” Oakland Tech football coach Delton Edwards said when contacted by phone Wednesday night for a wire story. “He was a good leader.” A...
RIP Fred Thompson, no joke
Reports from players on the Oregon State football team circulated on Twitter on Wednesday night that freshman DT Fred Thompson died of an apparent heart attack in Dixon Rec Center, four days from turning 20. According to OSU officials, Thompson was playing basketball at Dixon Recreation Center on the OSU campus when he collapsed. He...
Spring practice Day 7
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley let loose his guys again Monday for the second straight practice. The Beavers ended practice with a 30-minute full-contact scrimmage with about 50 plays. That’s after 60 plays Friday. “It was pretty long and very physical,” Riley said. “It was good work. We had the weekend off and came...
