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PREP ATHLETES PUSH SCHOOLS TO BUY DEFIBRILLATORS

October 31, 2005

George Boiardi was 22 when he died playing lacrosse for Cornell University in 2004.
His heart stopped from the blunt trauma of a hard rubber ball hitting him in the chest—and he became another name on the growing list of sports-related tragedies. Thomas Herrion, a promising 23-year-old rookie offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers, collapsed and died after a practice in August. And more recently, 28-year-old Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died unexpectedly on Oct. 15 after he had trouble breathing at his home.
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