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Former Gopher Football Player Dies Of Cancer
University of Minnesota football player Nick Connelly died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, according to his father.
University of Minnesota football player Nick Connelly died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. Connelly quit playing football last season after suffering concussions.
In June, Connelly was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma, an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
His father posted on Twitter Thursday morning that Connelly had died at the age of 22.
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Connelly was a standout football player at Red Wing High School.
On Wednesday Sept. 19, 2018 Heaven needed a right tackle and Nick Connelly got the call. @Ncconnelly917 pic.twitter.com/Pn69aOJlee
— chuck connelly (@chucker210) September 20, 2018
#Gophers mourn the loss of former offensive tackle Nick Connelly. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/R7OLoPwmX7
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 20, 2018
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