[Adam]

Originally Posted by BBrules

Yes, it does happen, but it seems unusual for this many in such a short period of time. A lot of athlete deaths are heat related, not sudden death on a basketball court in front of family, friends, teachers, coaches, etc. Yes, non-athletes die, too - usually from car accidents.

I'm pretty sure he meant that non-athletes die from causes similar to these athlete deaths that have made the news recently. Athletes (some very high profile) die in car accidents, too, so that's really not at issue here.