Jeron Lewis Died of Head Injury

Southern Indiana player Jeron Lewis died on Thursday night, apparently from a head injury suffered during a game at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He was 21.

Lewis’ feet became tangled and he fell to the floor of the Owensboro Sportscenter and hit his head, multiple witnesses told the Evansville Courier & Press. He lay prone as trainers from both teams attended to him. He began convulsing as they tried to secure him.

Lewis was taken to Owensboro Mercy Health System, where he was pronounced dead at 9:52 p.m. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday morning.

Lewis, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound center, left the team for two games to be present for the birth of his first child, son Jamel, in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Ind, in December, the Courier & Press reported.

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