By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Sept. 23, 2008, 4:37PM
The family of Rice football player Dale Lloyd II plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit in state district court against Rice University, former coach Todd Graham, the NCAA and others in the death of Lloyd II, according to a press release from the Lanier Law Firm today.
Lloyd II, 19, collapsed on Sept. 24, 2006, following a conditioning workout and Rice Stadium and died the following morning.
"The Rice University community was shocked and saddened by the untimely death of 19-year-old Dale Lloyd, a freshman student and football player, nearly two years ago. Dale became ill during a team workout at the football stadium in September 2006, was treated immediately by team personnel and Rice Emergency Medical Services and quickly transported by a Houston Fire Department ambulance to a hospital, where he died the following day as a result of rapidly degenerative conditions often associated with the genetic blood diseases," Rice said today in a written response to the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, Lloyd II was forced to run 16 individual 100-yard wind sprints. Graham, who left Rice for Tulsa in January of 2007, conducted conditioning workouts on Sundays.
The lawsuit also contends that Lloyd II and several teammates were given nutritional supplement shakes that contained creatine, which can cause side effects such as dehydration, headaches, kidney failure and rhabdomyoloysis.
An autopsy concluded that Lloyd II died as a result of acute excertional rhabdomyoloysis secondary to sickle cell trait.
The lawsuit contends that Rice University should have conducted a simple blood test on Lloyd II, one that would have revealed the sickle cell trait and would have prevented the university from supplying him with the creatine-based supplement.
According to the lawsuit, one in 12 African-Americans carry the sickle cell trait. Lloyd II was African-American. His parents are Dale and Bridgette Lloyd.
Rice said Rusty Hardin & Associates will represent the university in the case.
Sept. 23, 2008, 4:37PM
The family of Rice football player Dale Lloyd II plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit in state district court against Rice University, former coach Todd Graham, the NCAA and others in the death of Lloyd II, according to a press release from the Lanier Law Firm today.
Lloyd II, 19, collapsed on Sept. 24, 2006, following a conditioning workout and Rice Stadium and died the following morning.
"The Rice University community was shocked and saddened by the untimely death of 19-year-old Dale Lloyd, a freshman student and football player, nearly two years ago. Dale became ill during a team workout at the football stadium in September 2006, was treated immediately by team personnel and Rice Emergency Medical Services and quickly transported by a Houston Fire Department ambulance to a hospital, where he died the following day as a result of rapidly degenerative conditions often associated with the genetic blood diseases," Rice said today in a written response to the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, Lloyd II was forced to run 16 individual 100-yard wind sprints. Graham, who left Rice for Tulsa in January of 2007, conducted conditioning workouts on Sundays.
The lawsuit also contends that Lloyd II and several teammates were given nutritional supplement shakes that contained creatine, which can cause side effects such as dehydration, headaches, kidney failure and rhabdomyoloysis.
An autopsy concluded that Lloyd II died as a result of acute excertional rhabdomyoloysis secondary to sickle cell trait.
The lawsuit contends that Rice University should have conducted a simple blood test on Lloyd II, one that would have revealed the sickle cell trait and would have prevented the university from supplying him with the creatine-based supplement.
According to the lawsuit, one in 12 African-Americans carry the sickle cell trait. Lloyd II was African-American. His parents are Dale and Bridgette Lloyd.
Rice said Rusty Hardin & Associates will represent the university in the case.
