WAKE FOREST COACH SKIP Prosser Dies

[bigboydan]

Exercise killed him.

R.I.P

Former Xavier Basketball Coach Prosser Dies

July 26, 2007 03:10 PM



(WAKE FOREST, WV) -- Former Xavier Basketball Coach and current Wake Forest Coach Skip Prosser has died, according to FOX Sports.

Prosser collapsed while jogging this afternoon. He was taken Wake Forest Baptist Medical center.

George Edward "Skip" Prosser coached at Xavier University for 7 seasons.

Prosser is the only coach in NCAA history to take three different schools to the NCAA Tournament in his first season at each of those schools.

[gridironguy]

Very sad news. 56 is just too young..

[jjgold]

Hate to see these stories

[compaqDikk]

always the fit people that die

always the bums like JJ thatt make it to age 90+

it ain't right

[BigDog]

Very sad and shocking story for sure

[jjgold]

it seems the people that drink, overweight, ect are the ones that live longer

Go figure, I always though jogging puts a strain on your heart if you do it a lot.

[pags11]

very sad...

[BatemanPatrickl]

Sad day for Wake Forrest and college basketball as a whole. RIP.