Former Cowboys (and Bears) running back Marion Barber found dead in his apartment

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If you had to rank ex-players dying young from Most Surprising to Least, this would check in pretty low, though. Whether it was CTE, something else, or both, things definitely didn't seem right.
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Police in Frisco, Texas, found former Cowboys running back Marion Barber dead in his apartment Wednesday

Barber was 38.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... apartment/
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Merging topics.

Sad to hear. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess this may be related to CTE.

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He’s had a few wellness checks on him
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Sad situation. He'd fallen on pretty hard times.
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wab wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:10 am Sad situation. He'd fallen on pretty hard times.
I didn't know that. He was sort of a beast mode type, and I was excited when he came to the Bears. It is a shame that he's known and remembered so much by Bear fans for that disastrous brain fart in Denver.
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What a shame. Modern day gladiators.
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It was heat stroke.

ESPN: Officials say former Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears running back Marion Barber III died of heat stroke.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/342 ... eat-stroke
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Hero wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:56 am It was heat stroke.

ESPN: Officials say former Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears running back Marion Barber III died of heat stroke.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/342 ... eat-stroke
Interesting, although still some questions.


Was he wandering around aimlessly outside (beforehand)?
Was he too destitute for air conditioning?
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officers were called to the scene when a neighbor reported water leaking from Barber's apartment.

Per the medical report, officers arrived to Barber's apartment to find a bathtub faucet running and the thermostat set to 91 degrees. Police also found workout equipment in the apartment.

"Mr. Barber was known to exercise in sauna-like conditions," the coroner wrote in Monday's report.
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