Furman football player Bryce Stanfield dies 2 days after collapsing during workout


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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman defensive tackle Bryce Stanfield has died, two days after collapsing during a workout at the school's football stadium. He was 21 years old. Furman President Elizabeth Davis said in a letter to the university community that Stanfield died Friday afternoon while "surrounded by his family and his Furman family." Davis said Stanfield had collapsed at a Wednesday morning workout and was taken to a local hospital and had been placed on life support. Stanfield was conferred his Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences during a Friday morning ceremony.

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