Damien Nash had just come home from a charity basketball game he'd organized in his brother's honor when he collapsed in front of his wife and 7-month-old girl.
The Denver Broncos running back died Saturday and the cause remained unclear Sunday, but his grieving mother knows what she must do.
After one son's death and a heart ailment that caused another son to require a transplant last year, Kim Nash is taking her daughter to a cardiologist next week.
"My son," she told The Associated Press amid sobs, "is giving me the strength right now to talk."
Damien Nash collapsed in his suburban St. Louis home after returning by limousine with his wife, Judy Nash, and their daughter from a game at his high school to benefit The Darris Nash Find a Heart Foundation. The organization raises money for heart transplant research.
The 24-year-old player was taken by ambulance to Christian Hospital Northeast, where he was pronounced dead. The hospital's nursing supervisor, Maria St. George, told the AP the hospital dispatched an ambulance as soon as it received the call.
Nash played an important role at Mizzou as they got themselves established under Head Coach Gary Pinkel.
R.I.P.
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