A University of Oregon football player from the Sacramento area has died after being involved in an accident at a popular entertainment district. 22-year-old coach Spencer Webb confirmed with KCRA 3 that he fell and hit his head while diving off a cliff and medics and paramedics were unable to revive him in time for rescue teams to drag him down a steep 100-yard course. The Mayor’s Office of Lane County, Oregon, said his death appears to be accidental, as the 22-year-old was in his fifth year in Oregon. The narrow end was also a popular football star in the school. In Sacramento, he was a star at Christian Brothers High School and was considered by many to be one of the best players in the area over the past decade. Webb was rated a My58 Superstar in 2017, as shown in the video below. “Unbelievable. So young. Sacramento is saddened by this loss with the Oregon Football Team and everyone who loved it,” Sacramento City Council member Angelique Ashby tweeted. 49ers Eric Armstead, who also played for Oregon State and is from Sacramento, tweeting a video of him and Webb, saying “Rest easy, brother. A great young man with a promising future who left early.” Webb was also a social media star. His account on TikTok, where he often posts about his life and sporting achievements, has had over 550,000 followers. Triangle Lake and nearby Lake Creek Falls are a popular destination for swimmers who They navigate rock slides naturally by inner tube and swim in several swimming holes.Webb was expected to compete to start a tight finish this fall with Terrance Ferguson and Moliki Matavao, according to the Register-Guard.During his four seasons in Oregon, he scored Webb 31 receptions, 296 yards and four touchdowns. Arguably the first touchdown of his career was his most famous play, a 20-yard capture of a defender on a ball thrown by Justin Herbert in the 2019 season opener against Auburn. Several Oregon coaches and players have admitted Webb’s death on the media Social media Wednesday night. Full of life every moment of the day,” Oregon State football coach Dan Lanning tweeted. “Your smile and energy will be missed by Spencer. I love you!” Like his late grandfather, Donald “Speedo” Webb, Spencer was a multi-sport athlete. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that he was invited by Oregon State men’s basketball coach Dana Altman to the team at least as a coaching player when the Ducks were exhausted by injury during the 2018-19 season, but did not end up joining the team. Webb is survived by his older brother, Cody, who became Spencer’s legal guardian 10 years ago, his sister-in-law, Alicia, uncle and aunt, who all helped raise him. – The Associated Press contributed to this story
A University of Oregon football player from the Sacramento area has died after being involved in an accident at a popular entertainment district.
22-year-old coach Spencer Webb with KCRA 3 confirmed that he fell and hit his head while diving off a cliff.
Passers-by and paramedics were unable to revive him in time for rescue teams to tow him down a steep 100-yard path.
The sheriff’s office in Lynn County, Oregon, said his death appeared to be accidental.
The 22-year-old was in his fifth year in Oregon. The narrow end was also a popular football star in the school.
In Sacramento, he was a star at Christian Brothers High School and was considered by many to be one of the best players in the area over the past decade.
Webb was rated a My58 Superstar in 2017, as shown in the video below.
“Unbelievable. So young. Sacramento grieved this loss with the Oregon Football Team and everyone who loved him,” the Sacramento City Council member said. Angelique Ashby tweeted.
49ers’ Eric Armstead, who also plays for Oregon and is from Sacramento, tweeted a video of him and Webb, saying “Rest easy bro. Great guy with a promising future left early.”
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Webb was also a social media star. His account on TikTok, where he often posts about his life and sporting achievements, had more than 550K followers.
Triangle Lake and nearby Lake Creek Falls are a popular destination for swimmers who navigate the naturally formed rock slides by inner tube and swim in the many swimming holes.
Webb was expected to race to start a tight end this fall with Terrance Ferguson and Moliki Matavao, The Register-Guard reported.
During his four seasons in Oregon, Webb scored 31 receptions, 296 yards, and four touchdowns. Arguably the first touchdown of his career was arguably his most famous play, the 20-yard capture of a defender on a ball thrown by Justin Herbert in the 2019 season opener against Auburn.
Several Oregon coaches and players acknowledged Webb’s death on social media Wednesday night.
“Full of life every moment of the day,” tweeted Oregon State football coach Dan Lanning. “Spencer will miss your smile and energy. I love you!”
Like his late grandfather, Donald “Speedo” Webb, Spencer was a multi-sport athlete. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that he was invited by Oregon State men’s basketball coach Dana Altman to the team at least as a coaching player when the Ducks were exhausted by injury during the 2018-19 season, but did not end up joining the team.
Webb is survived by his older brother, Cody, who became Spencer’s legal guardian 10 years ago, his sister-in-law, Alicia, uncle and aunt, who all helped raise him.
– The Associated Press contributed to this story
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