# Denver RB Damien Nash dead at 24 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-rb-damien-nash-dead-at-24/393616 "2007-02-25T17:05:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-rb-damien-nash-dead-at-24/393616/1 "2007-02-25T17:05:17Z")
No word on a cause of death yet. Apparently, he collapsed after participating in a charity basketball game to raise money for a foundation established after his brother received a heart transplant. 24 years old. RIP. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/02/24/nash.death.ap/index.html?cnn=yes](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/02/24/nash.death.ap/index.html?cnn=yes) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-rb-damien-nash-dead-at-24/393616/2 "2007-02-25T18:29:48Z")
What is it about the Broncos-- and collapsing athletes-- lately? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-rb-damien-nash-dead-at-24/393616/3 "2007-02-25T18:38:56Z")
What a horrible offseason it’s been for the Broncos. I feel sorry for them. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-rb-damien-nash-dead-at-24/393616/4 "2007-02-26T01:34:46Z")
His poor mama. And wife. And daughter. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-rb-damien-nash-dead-at-24/393616/5 "2007-02-26T13:21:42Z")
I’d never heard of this guy… but looking at the article, he’s from East St. Louis, not a nice place, and seems he’d used his athletic gifts to escape that and do some good things for his community. What a tough blow. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-rb-damien-nash-dead-at-24/393616/6 "2007-02-27T03:14:55Z")
Actually, he was from St. Louis, but transferred to East St. Louis High School to follow his coach. An autopsy has been performed, but the results won’t be known for awhile. All they’ve said so far is that there was no “obvious” cause of his death.