Coroner Confirms Cause of Death for 20-Year-Old College Football Player
Posted on AllSides June 6th, 2023
A coroner in Las Vegas has announced that the death of a 20-year-old college football player in February was caused by a naturally occurring heart condition. Ryan Keeler, a sophomore defensive end for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was found unresponsive in his apartment on Feb. 20. He was later pronounced dead. No cause of death was revealed while authorities awaited the results of an autopsy. The Clark County coroner’s office revealed Monday that Keeler suffered from a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, The Associated Press reported. The condition...