Runner who died in Brooklyn Half Marathon revealed to be former University of Minnesota football player
The runner who died during the Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday was revealed to be a former college football player.
Charles Rogers, 31, started his college football career as a defensive back at Iowa State in 2012 and later transferred to Minnesota in 2015.
After injuries cut his 2015 season short and took him out for the following year, Rogers transferred to Lindenwood University in Missouri before retiring from the sport.
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3 Charles Rogers died on Saturday after going into cardiac arrest and collapsing.
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'Our hearts are broken as former Gopher Charles Rogers tragically passed over the weekend while running the Brooklyn Marathon,' the Minnesota football team wrote on Instagram. 'Our thoughts are with the Rogers family and all of his loved ones.'
Lindenwood football also posted a heartfelt message for their former player.
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3 Charles Rogers played college football at various schools before becoming an avid runner.
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'The Lindenwood Football family mourns the loss of Ace Rogers,' the team wrote on social media on Sunday. 'Our thoughts & prayers go out to his wife Sydney, his parents Teresa Jordan & Charles Rogers, and the rest of his family.'
Rogers reportedly went into cardiac arrest and collapsed at Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue around 8:11 a.m. Saturday, officials said.
3 Charles Rogers and his wife, Sydney Rogers.
Charles Rogers/Facebook
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He was around mile 8 of the course.
His wife, Sydney Rogers, spoke with The Post after the tragic incident.
'Charles put everything he had into everything he did,' she said. 'While he leaves behind a wife and family that already miss him terribly, he loved being competitive and left us being 100% himself.'
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