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Former Steelers S Brett Greenwood collapses
Posted on: September 10, 2011 11:14 am
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Posted by Josh Katzowitz
While rookie free agent safety Brett Greenwood must have been devastated by the Steelers decision to release him last week, he’s now facing something much more serious -- his health.
As the Quad City Times reports, the former University of Iowa star collapsed while working out at Pleasant Valley (Iowa) High School on Friday and suffered an apparent heart attack.
He was rushed to Trinity Bettendorf hospital where he was placed on a ventilator, was listed in critical condition, and then was transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
GreenwoodAs the newspaper recounts, Greenwood asked Pleasant Valley officials if he could work out on the field before his alma mater played a varsity game against Davenport West. Athletic director Randy Teymar gave his permission, and after Greenwood attracted a crowd of admiring onlookers, he collapsed on the turf. Team trainer Jason Viel was the first to reach him.
"Basically, his heart stopped,” Viel told the paper. “I know that."
Said Pleasant Valley coach Rusty VanWetzinga, who spoke to Greenwood earlier where they were talking “talking about football, talking about life, talking about how he wants to stay in sports.
"He was going to come down around the sideline tonight and be around us. The kids love him around here. His name echoes through the hallways of Pleasant Valley. I had seen him down there running and I thought he was busy, then I thought I better go down there and say hi to him. I'm sure glad I did because of, you know, whatever happened.
"He's a great, great kid, his parents are great people and the world is a better place with Brett here."
Greenwood was a walk-on at Iowa, but he was good enough to start 29-straight games for the Hawkeyes.
Posted on: September 10, 2011 11:14 am
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Posted by Josh Katzowitz
While rookie free agent safety Brett Greenwood must have been devastated by the Steelers decision to release him last week, he’s now facing something much more serious -- his health.
As the Quad City Times reports, the former University of Iowa star collapsed while working out at Pleasant Valley (Iowa) High School on Friday and suffered an apparent heart attack.
He was rushed to Trinity Bettendorf hospital where he was placed on a ventilator, was listed in critical condition, and then was transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
GreenwoodAs the newspaper recounts, Greenwood asked Pleasant Valley officials if he could work out on the field before his alma mater played a varsity game against Davenport West. Athletic director Randy Teymar gave his permission, and after Greenwood attracted a crowd of admiring onlookers, he collapsed on the turf. Team trainer Jason Viel was the first to reach him.
"Basically, his heart stopped,” Viel told the paper. “I know that."
Said Pleasant Valley coach Rusty VanWetzinga, who spoke to Greenwood earlier where they were talking “talking about football, talking about life, talking about how he wants to stay in sports.
"He was going to come down around the sideline tonight and be around us. The kids love him around here. His name echoes through the hallways of Pleasant Valley. I had seen him down there running and I thought he was busy, then I thought I better go down there and say hi to him. I'm sure glad I did because of, you know, whatever happened.
"He's a great, great kid, his parents are great people and the world is a better place with Brett here."
Greenwood was a walk-on at Iowa, but he was good enough to start 29-straight games for the Hawkeyes.
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