42 is way too young to leave this place. In addition to Salaam, a big local figure passed yesterday. Larry Roberts was a huge star at Northview HS here. I believe they won a 6A State Championship with him. He went on to play at Bama and then played in 2 Super Bowls with the 49'ers.
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Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam was found dead Monday night in a Boulder park less than two miles from Folsom Field, where he carved his name into the University of Colorado record books as one of the greatest players in the program's history.
The Boulder County coroner's office was still investigating the cause of the death of the 42-year-old Salaam, who won the Heisman in 1994. The body of the one-time running back was found at Eben G. Fine Park in Boulder. Police say foul play was not suspected.
Salaam's death stunned the Colorado football community which this year celebrated a revival with a 10-3 record, an appearance in the Pac-12 championship game and the Buffaloes' first bowl bid in almost a decade.
"You talk about a young man who was smart, handsome, talented. He was very, very gifted. He was humble. He was a team guy," Bill McCartney, who coached Salaam from 1992-94, told The Associated Press.
McCartney remembered Salaam as a natural leader.
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