against the Chicago Bears use entered in the final minutes as an injury replacement for another player after a few plays Hughes suddenly dropped to the ground as he made his way to about all clutching his heart and seizing despite medics rushing over to hellHughes died of arteriosclerosis and is the only fatality during an NFL game to date a top-notch player in the early years of major league baseball ray Chapman was a prime Bunter for the Cleveland Indians then known as the Cleveland naps but in nineteen 21 during a game with the New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays through a thunderous spitball that structured man in the head with such a force the audience believed the sound of a crack from his head was
actually that of a baseball bat Chapman collapsed to the ground and while he was able to step off the field he died just hours later the spitball was subsequently banned from the sport after the incident reggie lewis one of the premier players for the Boston Celtics in the late eighties and early nineties was one of the NBA's top players and owners scoring 3.3 million dollars per season
tragically Lewis would collapse and die due to heart failure during training in an offseason game at the age of 27 while rumors of Lewis's cocaine use ran up the tabloids the medical examiner found no such traces in his autopsy lewis's death stunned the NBA as his promise as a basketball player only continue to grow up to that point Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna was by all accounts the master of
his domain when they came to racing a winner of three championships Senate dominated his sport for 10 years before meeting a tragic end in 1994 at the San Marino Grand Prix and Italy as he led the pack into the seventh collapse in his vehicle went off track striking a concrete barrier at 135 miles per hour Senna was rushed to the hospital via air left but was pronounced dead not long
after due to his injuries he is to this day considered one of the greatest racers of all time side Skinner an American Free climber was never unaware of the risks and scaling mountains still while attempting to repeal the leaning tower in Yosemite National Park with his friend Jim Hewitt in 2006 Skinner fell 500 feet after his repeal snapped due to wear and tear you would quickly repelled down after his
friend finally finding his body at the base of the mountain after a short pause waiting for help to arrive Hewitt realizing help would not becoming less to seek park rangers Skinner died from his injuries upon their return issuing a warning to climbers to always check that their gear is in top condition
American race car driver Dale Earnhardt also known as the Intimidator is widely considered one of the greatest drivers the sport of NASCAR ever claimed after a career of winning a number of prestigious tournaments Bernard was involved in a fatal last-lap crash while driving the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18th 2001 his official cause of death a basilar skull fracture in 2006 he was inducted in the international
Motorsports Hall of Fame and in 2010 the NASCAR Hall of Fame bill Masterson a professional Canadian American ice hockey centre for the Minnesota North Stars is the only player to die as a direct result of injuries during a game in NHL history on january thirteenth 1968 Masters in phase two severe internal brain injury against the Oakland seals while playing at the Med Center the impact from a collision with opponents Larry count and Ron Harris
caused Masterson to bleed profusely from his nose ears and mouth he received emergency medical treatment in the dressing room where he fell unconscious and then was rushed to a nearby hospital but died without ever regaining consciousness on january 15 almost 30 hours after the collision Antonio Puerta a Spanish football player led his teams to achieve five major titles during his career with the club but during a lousy game with Getafe on August 25th 2007 he
suddenly faced a series of cardiac arrests and died on August 28 2007 the result of a red magenta quite ventricular dysplasia after just 30 minutes blame cardiac arrest caused the collapse in the penalty area at home ground Sanchez base 10 warm tribute to the fallen player was seen on August 31st 2007 when all the participants printed puerta on the backs of their jerseys in the game of seve vs AC Mila