Football player at Central Florida University dies

March 19, 2008
Ereck Plancher collapses after team workout

A 19-year-old student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando collapsed and died following a team workout. Ereck Plancher was a freshman from Naples, Fla., who played wide receiver. Plancher died Tuesday after the team's the voluntary morning workout, which concluded with a "10-minute" drill, a routine set of agility exercises and footwork.

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