Tragic Day- Skip Prosser Passes Away from Heart Attack

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Today is a sad day for all parts of the ACC. It hasn’t hit the major media outlets yet, but it appears that Skip Prosser passed away this morning from a heart attack. (link to story.

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53 Responses to Tragic Day- Skip Prosser Passes Away from Heart Attack

  1. chris92heel 07/26/2007 at 3:30 PM #

    Ben Sherman at IC says its true.

  2. wesley 07/26/2007 at 3:37 PM #

    Skip Prosser died July 26, 2007 of a heart attack during practice. – Source: Wikipedia

  3. beowolf 07/26/2007 at 3:42 PM #

    I’ve heard it, too. I hope it’s not true.

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    Also: Please don’t ever cite Wikipedia. Those guys had Barnes, Calipari, and Lavin all listed as NC State head coaches. All that proves is that there is a rumor.

  4. RAWFS 07/26/2007 at 3:42 PM #

    Good God, I hope it is not so. Prosser is one of the good guys.

  5. DiscoStu65 07/26/2007 at 3:50 PM #

    This would be terrible if its true

  7. packbackr04 07/26/2007 at 3:57 PM #

    wow, that is really scary. way too young.

  8. tractor57 07/26/2007 at 4:01 PM #

    just heard the news report on WSJS radio

  9. chris92heel 07/26/2007 at 4:05 PM #

    From a source in the UNC athletic dept, the holdup in a public announcement is that his family did/does not know, specifically Mrs. Prosser.

    So sad.

  11. Mr O 07/26/2007 at 4:06 PM #

    Very sad news. Prayers to the Prosser family especially and also to the Wake community.

  12. Trout 07/26/2007 at 4:13 PM #

    Very sad day for Wake Forest and the ACC. My heart goes out to all the Deacon fans, alumni, faculty and staff – but especially to Skip’s family.

  13. Evroccck 07/26/2007 at 4:16 PM #

    Confirmed by Fox Sports
    http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/7063540

  14. CaptainCraptacular 07/26/2007 at 4:17 PM #

    Wow, tragic news. Wake, our hearts go out to you.

  15. highstick 07/26/2007 at 4:20 PM #

    Just heard it on WBT radio with Fox as a source.

  16. BoKnowsNCS71 07/26/2007 at 4:25 PM #

    What a shame. 56 is way to young. I can’t recall another ACC coach who passed away on the job. Coming so fast and unexpectedly makes it harder to accept.

  17. basshole8117 07/26/2007 at 4:32 PM #

    sad day. one of the good guys. prayers sent to the BIG GUY

  18. Trout 07/26/2007 at 4:37 PM #

    ESPN confirms:

    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2950229

  19. packgrad93 07/26/2007 at 4:43 PM #

    terrible news

  20. BJD95 07/26/2007 at 4:49 PM #

    prayers for the Prosser family and the entire WFU community.

  21. RAWFS 07/26/2007 at 4:50 PM #

    This is terrible. I feel sick, I truly do.

    A little piece of all of us left with him. Friend or foe, he was one of the good guys who always seemed to do things the right way. Prosser taught his players to be competitive, to never give up and to give their best. While this sometimes left the Pack on the short end of the stick on the scoreboard, it was always a little easier to take losing to a class act like Coach Prosser.

  22. StateFoxer 07/26/2007 at 4:51 PM #

    I remember going to the final home game against Wake Forest my senior year. Everybody had gone home for spring break so somehow I managed to get court side seats. Of course the only game I get great seats at is the game where Chris Paul nails a last second shot to win.

    I’ve always liked the competition we have with Wake Forest and I always liked Skip Prosser. I felt like we had a kinship as “the other two” Big Four schools (in the eyes of the media). My thoughts and prayers go out to the Prosser family and the Wake Forest community.

  23. ncsubch2000 07/26/2007 at 4:56 PM #

    Wow, just horrible. Thoughts and prayers to the Prosser family and to the WFU community.

  24. PapaJohn 07/26/2007 at 5:12 PM #

    Terrible news, just when the future was really looking good for he and the Deacs.
    The coaching search will be tough this time of year.
    Sad day for the ACC family.

  25. McWufPacker06 07/26/2007 at 5:14 PM #

    My prayers go out to Prosser’s family, I’ve always been a fan of Wake Forest’s basketball team and Skip. This is such a tragic thing for someone so young.

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