Former Minnesota football player Charles Rogers dies during Brooklyn half marathon
Former Minnesota football player Charles Rogers died after going into cardiac arrest during the Brooklyn half marathon last week.
It comes a day after Daily Mail reported that another former college football player suddenly died after running a half marathon in Texas.
According to the New York Post, Rogers was running when he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed at Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue at 8:11am on Saturday.
That spot is roughly around eight miles into the course.
Emergency services rushed to help Rogers and performed CPR on the 31-year-old before taking him to Maimonides Medical Center.
However, his wife Sydney confirmed his death from her home in Manhattan.
She said: 'Charles put everything he had into everything he did. While he leaves behind a wife and family that already miss him terribly, he loved being competitive and left us being 100 per cent himself.'
Rogers was a defensive back for the Minnesota Golden Gophers for two seasons after playing two years with Iowa State.
'Our hearts are broken as former Gopher Charles Rogers tragically passed over the weekend. Our thoughts are with the Rogers family and all of his loved ones,' the team said in a statement.
Since 2020, he had been working as a small medium business specialist with Verizon in New York City.
It comes after former Texas A&M safety Brian Williams also died over the weekend after running a half marathon in Texas.
Williams, who earned his engineering degree from the school last year, played three seasons for the Aggies from 2019-21.
The former Top 100 national recruit sadly passed away due to severe heat stroke he got from the event, his brother told the Dallas Morning News.
'B you are my heart,' his brother Rawleigh wrote on Instagram.
'The BEST version of us in every single way B. I don't think I can make it without you but I'm going to try for our parents and our sister. I love you brother.'
Williams was a former four-star recruit out of Dallas' Bishop Dunne High School, and played in 10 games for A&M in both 2019 and 2020.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Guardian
35 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Rick Pitino shuts door on New York Knicks return: ‘Absolutely not'
St John's coach Rick Pitino said he has zero interest in becoming head coach of the New York Knicks again. 'Absolutely not,' Pitino said during a broadcast of Wednesday's game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians, per CBS Sports. 'I think whoever comes in, if he doesn't get to the finals, it's going to be deemed an unsuccessful season,' he continued. 'So, whoever comes in has got so much pressure on them to take this team to the next level cause that's why they're doing it, obviously, in their minds.' The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday despite reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years. The Knicks haven't reached the NBA finals since 1999 and have not won a championship since 1973. Pitino, 72, compiled a 90-74 record with two playoff appearances in two seasons as the head coach for New York from 1987-89. The Hall of Famer completed his second season as the head coach at St John's in 2024-25, winning national and Big East Coach of the Year honors after finishing 31-5. Thibodeau compiled a 226-174 (.565) record in five seasons with the Knicks, including a 51-31 finish this season. He was 24-23 in the playoffs with New York.
Reuters
36 minutes ago
- Reuters
Mets SS Francisco Lindor out of lineup Thursday with broken toe
June 5 - Luisangel Acuna has been penned into the New York Mets' lineup on Thursday afternoon as the starting shortstop against the Los Angeles Dodgers as four-time All-Star Francisco Lindor takes a seat to deal with a broken toe. Lindor was hit by a pitch in the first inning of Wednesday's Mets-Dodgers game, but was helped to his feet and played all nine innings of the Mets' 6-1 victory. Postgame X-rays revealed a broken pinkie toe in his right foot thanks to an errant Tony Gonsolin slider. By sitting at the start of Thursday's game, Lindor will be out of the Mets' leadoff spot for just the second time all season. He missed the 10-4 win against the Miami Marlins on March 31 following the birth of his son, Koa. Lindor said he is working through the pain and will be re-evaluated daily to determine his availability. "It hurts," Lindor said. "And even more so when you are wearing shoes." Lindor is batting .279 with 14 home runs, 36 RBIs and 11 stolen bases this season. Acuna, 23, enters Thursday's game with a .246/.298/.292 slash line and 11 stolen bases in 53 games. He's the younger brother of Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna. --Field Level Media
Daily Mail
38 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Aaron Rodgers to sign one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers is finally set to end his NFL limbo and sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers this week, according to reports. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero claims Rodgers has informed the Steelers that he will fly to Pittsburgh on Friday and sign ahead of next week's minicamp. Pelissero's colleague Ian Rapoport also added that he will be putting pen to paper on a one-year deal with Mike Tomlin's team. The four-time MVP quarterback had been agonizing over his next move for close to three months after being released by the New York Jets in March. More to follow.
