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Former Purdue star Caleb Swanigan passed away at 25

Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:19 am
Posted by mizslu314
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:19 am
sad. He was a beast in college ball. Says cause of death was natural causes.

From Purude twitter..

"Devastated.

Our thoughts and prayers to Caleb Swanigan’s family and friends. The world lost a gentle soul last night.



Love you Biggie."

LINK

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This post was edited on 6/21/22 at 9:23 am
Posted by the LSUSaint
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:20 am to
Thanks for all the links, info, cause of death, stories etc
We'll get back to you after digesting all of the info you provided
Posted by mizslu314
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Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:21 am to
you're welcome, updated with those things before your pointless comment.
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
15812 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:22 am to
Fentanyl?

Article says

quote:

The Allen County Coroner’s Office confirmed to WANE 15 that Swanigan died of natural causes.


25 year old died of natural causes? ..
This post was edited on 6/21/22 at 9:25 am
Posted by Buckeye Backer
Columbus, Ohio
Member since Aug 2009
9246 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:23 am to
Wow...isnt this the second former Purdue big man to die recently?
Posted by GEAUX5
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
5145 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:25 am to
yeah.. what’s natural causes at the age of 25?
Posted by mizslu314
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:25 am to
I know Butler lost their ex big man to cancer like a year ago, but cant recall anything from Purdue.
Posted by PP7 for heisman
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2011
5357 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:26 am to
He had gained seemingly over 100 lbs since he last played in an NBA game and had a history of diabetes and obesity in his family.

quote:

Swanigan inherited two key features from his biological father—height and a tendency to obesity. The elder Swanigan, who died in 2014 from complications from diabetes, was 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and weighed nearly 500 pounds (230 kg) at his death. By the time Swanigan was entering eighth grade, he was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and 360 pounds (160 kg

Posted by mizslu314
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Member since Sep 2013
15973 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:27 am to
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yeah.. what’s natural causes at the age of 25?



Wonder if weight gain played an issue.
Posted by the LSUSaint
Member since Nov 2009
15444 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:34 am to
Yeah Lillard, let's gear about what you did to support him thru theses issues.
Posted by PP7 for heisman
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2011
5357 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 9:58 am to
quote:

Yeah Lillard, let's gear about what you did to support him thru theses issues.


I wasn't trying to point out the lillard quote, just part of the picture i saw on twitter
Posted by HippieTiger
Boulder, CO
Member since Oct 2015
2129 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:00 am to
quote:

Yeah Lillard, let's gear about what you did to support him thru theses issues.

You have no idea what he did or didn't do for that man
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
31908 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:04 am to
Seeing his weight gain and family history, it actually seems somewhat plausible that he just fell asleep and never woke up.

Very sad news.
Posted by Pooturd
Knoxville
Member since Mar 2020
1258 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:09 am to
V a c c i n e
Posted by GeauxZone90
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
2925 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:15 am to
Lived a tough life from what I read online. RIP young man
This post was edited on 6/21/22 at 10:17 am
Posted by Dawgsontop34
Member since Jun 2014
42554 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:35 am to
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Pooturd


Some of you are insufferable.

The dude gained over 100 pounds in the last year. I think it’s fair to say he had some health issues unrelated to whether he took the vaccine or not.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
34653 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:41 am to
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V a c c i n e



quote:

Pooturd

Jesus Christ.

Some of you are permanently psychologically damaged.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164143 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:44 am to
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25 year old died of natural causes?

Guess a heart attack is a natural cause
Posted by ThePoo
Work
Member since Jan 2007
60610 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 11:06 am to
quote:


Guess a heart attack is a natural cause

Yes, natural causes just means it was an internal factor, Heart attack, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, even cancer

this as compared to unnatural which would be some sort of accident, homicide, suicide or another intervening outside factor
This post was edited on 6/21/22 at 11:07 am
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17044 posts
Posted on 6/21/22 at 11:11 am to
Did he die WITH Covid or FROM Covid?
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