Former Buffalo Bills lineman Mitch Frerotte dies at 43

[baldguy]

Mitch Frerotte, a backup offensive lineman on three Buffalo Bills Super Bowl teams in the early 1990s, has died after being stricken in his mother's home in his hometown of Kittanning, Pa., about an hour northeast of Pittsburgh.

Frerotte died Wednesday evening, possibly after suffering a heart attack, authorities said today.

Kittanning police responded to a 5:30 p.m. 911 call from Frerotte's mother's home, just a block away from his own home. Emergency personnel started CPR at the scene. Frerotte was taken to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, but he was pronounced dead there.

"The coroner believes that it was some sort of heart problem, but an official autopsy result has not been released," Kittanning Police Officer Donald Blose said today. "He was complaining to his family about not feeling well about a week prior to this."

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Fuck! I'm 44!

[KG]

1. as an NFL O-Lineman probably he spent much of his life artificially overweight

i'm surprised more ex-linemen dont die young.

[AlCzervik]

2. have you ever watched Real Sports with Bryant Gumble on HBO, he's covered that subject

extensively, pretty sad for many of these players after they leave the game.

[Elidor]

3. I wonder if there are any actuarial studies of linemen

It would be interesting to see any trends from the 1960's onward. Obviously it will be many years before today's super-ripped crop can be assessed, but I'd wager many of them will not live to their full expected lifespan.

And the quality of their lives in later years is not something I would wish on an enemy.

[taterguy]

4. Someone claimed life expectancy for NFL players is about 50

I read it on the Internet so I have no idea if it's true but it wouldn't surprise me

[hellbound-liberal]

5. I found a link at ESPN that says they are twice as likely to die before age 50

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2313476

[MrScorpio]

6. I'm 46

Jeez... Not good