21-Year-Old Furman Football Player Dies Two Days After Collapsing During Workout
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The Furman University community is mourning following the announcement that Bryce Stanfield, a junior defensive tackle for the Paladins football team, died on Friday.
His death came two days after he suffered a medical emergency during a workout at Paladin Stadium. He was 21 years old.
University President Elizabeth Davis conveyed the heartbreaking news in a letter to the community:
It is with great sorrow that I write to inform you that Furman University student Bryce Stanfield passed away this afternoon surrounded by his family and his Furman family. Bryce, a junior health sciences major from Acworth, Georgia, was a defensive tackle on the Paladins Football team. According to medical personnel,
