ATLBrave Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi State officials say football player Nick Bell died Tuesday at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital after battling cancer since late September.Bell, a 20-year-old from Bessemer, Ala., was diagnosed after experiencing headaches during football practice and had surgery on Oct. 1 to remove a mass from his brain. He had emergency surgery on Monday morning after it was found that the cancer had spread throughout his body.About 50 Mississippi State players and coaches visited Bell and his family at UAB Hospital on Monday evening.Bell, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound sophomore, played in four games this season, starting two. He made seven tackles.Nick Bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcrews75 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Horrible, wish his family the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjb Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Horrible news. Thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and teammates of this young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjamez Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Just awful news. Prayers go out to him and his family/friends/MSU fans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonKat Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Such terrible news. Nick was from just outside of Birmingham in Bessemer. This kid had such a bright future in front of him. Thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta_Dawgs46 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 This is very sad news. Not only did he had a talented future on the field, he was such a great individual to the Mississippi State community. As a student of Mississippi State University, I'm sadden by this sad news. We lost a great members of our student-athlete, emphasis on student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonFalcon Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I heard about this yesterday and it is definately saddening news. My thoughts and prayers go out to the MSU community and most importantly, his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker_jesus Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Very sad news indeed...praying for his family and friends!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki46dinah Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 My uncle died from a brain tumor at 20 also...very tragic. RIP young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aPureTerror Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 May God be with all of those dealing with this tragedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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