Jake Hescock played college football at both UCF and Wisconsin, know his cause of death
On Sunday, he died while jogging after having a heart attack. He was only 25 years old at the time.
Hescock had a heart attack while he was running around his Boston home. The Orlando Sentinel says that a citizen did CPR on Hescock before emergency workers got there to take him to a nearby hospital.
UCF Football Player Jake Hescock Cause Of Death, Obituary, Age, Family, Stats
Another young, healthy athlete, UCF football player Jake Hescock, aged 25, ‘died suddenly’ while jogging. Sudden, cardiac arrest. NOT normal! pic.twitter.com/nxEiylXXzv
— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) December 12, 2022
He was put on life support after getting a lot of damage to his brain, but he died anyway. Lisa Walz Mlynarczyk, who is Hescock’s cousin, wrote about the event on a Facebook page for UCF football fans:
“On Tuesday, December 6, Jake went for a run and passed out. He was given CPR, and since then he has been kept alive by a machine. We heard last night that the lack of oxygen has done a lot of damage to his brain,” his cousin wrote.
Others Pouring In Love
Wisconsin football shared a post on social media telling the Hescock family that they were in their thoughts and prayers. During his freshman year with the Badgers in 2016, he wore a red shirt instead of playing. He then moved to UCF.
UCF head coach Gus Malzahn also wrote a touching message on Twitter about Hescock. Hescock’s last season with the Golden Knights in Orlando was 2021, when he was coached by Malzahn.
We’re heartbroken to hear of Jake’s passing. He was an incredible person, who embodied what it means to be a UCF Knight. Everyone who knew Jake loved him and he was a blessing to coach.He will be greatly missed. Kristi and I’s prayers are with his whole family. pic.twitter.com/xaCUlpitbC
— Coach Gus Malzahn (@CoachGusMalzahn) December 11, 2022
Hescock grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. During his time at UCF, he caught 21 passes and scored six touchdowns. During his last two seasons with the Golden Knights, he played in every game.
What About Jake Hescock’s Career Stats?
| STATS |
|---|
| 2021 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2018 |
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What Is Sudden Cardiac Arrest? Reason For Jake Hescock’s Death!
Jake died of sudden cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness. Most of the time, the condition is caused by a problem with your heart’s electrical system, which stops your heart from pumping blood to the rest of your body.
A sudden cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack, which happens when blood can’t get to part of the heart. But a heart attack can sometimes cause an electrical problem that causes the heart to stop beating suddenly.
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