Oregon Ducks Tight End Spencer Webb Dies of Head Injury

Oregon Ducks Tight End Spencer Webb Dies of Head Injury
Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb (18) after a touchdown during an NCAA college football game against Arizona in Eugene, Ore., on Sept. 25, 2021. Andy Nelson/AP Photo
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EUGENE, Ore.—Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near Eugene, Oregon, authorities said.

The 22-year-old who was expected to play his fifth football season at the University of Oregon this fall was found about 100 yards down a steep trail Wednesday afternoon at Triangle Lake. He was unresponsive and could not be revived by paramedics or bystanders, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said in statement.