Caddy Hunter Brown, a lineman for the Air Force Falcons football team, died after suffering a “medical emergency” on his way to class on Monday, the Academy said.
He was 21 years old.
The Air Force said Brown suffered a medical emergency Monday morning as he left his dorm for class. First responders attempted to resuscitate Brown, but were unsuccessful. The cause of death has not been revealed.
“Hunter was a standout offensive lineman on the Falcon football team and was highly respected in his squadron,” Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, said in a statement. published on Tuesday. “The entire US Air Force Academy mourns his loss, and our hearts and condolences go out to his family, his squadron, and everyone affected by this incredible young man.”
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Brown, a native of Lake Charles, La., assigned to Cadet Squadron 16, was “a standout offensive lineman on the Falcon Football Team” in 2022, Clark said. The Air Force finished that season 10-3, including a 30-15 win over Baylor in December’s Armed Forces Bowl.
“Our players, our staff and the entire Academy have been so blessed and lucky to have Hunter in our lives. It was a pure joy to coach and to have as a teammate,” said Troy Calhoun, Head Coach. football, in a statement on Tuesday.
Calhoun continued, “He was tough, a hard worker, and no one tried harder for others than Hunter. His mother and father, Candyce and Dustin, raised a wonderful son who made everyone of us a better person. We love our big brother, and our thoughts and prayers are with the incredible soul of Hunter and his family.”
Brown majored in management and minored in French at the Air Force Academy. He attended Barbe High School in Louisiana.
“We are heartbroken by the passing of one of our favorite sons,” the school’s Twitter page wrote. “Hunter Brown was a force on and off the court. Please join the Buc family in prayer for all who loved him.”
Brown’s death comes a week after the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest during a “Monday Night Football” game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2. Hamlin has since shown great signs of improvement, but said he has a “long road” to recovery ahead of him in his first public comments.
