Reed Ryan, a college football player for the University of Minnesota-Duluth, died on Tuesday after collapsing during a workout earlier this month.
He was 22 years old.
According to his family, the incident occurred on November 21 after Ryan went into cardiac arrest in the weight room.
UMD Bulldog Family, College Football Community Mourns the Passing of Reed Ryan
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Medical staff managed to get Reed’s pulse back, and he was taken to the ICU, where he remained until he died one week later. The family further stated that the cardiac arrest was due to “an undetected genetic heart condition and a large, loving heart.”
“Reed had a contagious smile and lived life to the fullest in his short years,” Reed’s family wrote. “Reed loved people, he could talk to…
