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Eric Hank Gathers (February 11 1967 – March 4 1990) was an American college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University who collapsed and died during a game. He was the second player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season. He originally played at the University of Southern California but transferred with teammate Bo Kimble to LMU after his freshman year. Gathers was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was listed as 6’7 in height.

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weight (kg)
95256.0
active years end year
1990-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1985-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
award
West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
birth date
1967-02-11
birth place
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
college
Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
death date
1990-03-04
death place
California, Los Angeles
former highschool
USC Trojans men's basketball
height (cm)
2.0066
highschool
Murrell Dobbins Vocational School
nationality
United States
number
44
sport
Basketball

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