Cause of death revealed after the tragic death of College Football Star on 21

Unlv footballer Ben Christman died Cardiac arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat and cardiomyopathy – a disease that makes it more difficult for the heart to pump blood around the body.

That is, according to the coroner in Nevada who investigated the body of the 21-year-old, who was found dead in his apartment in February.

At the time, police documents – obtained by TMZ – revealed that Christman experienced chest pain during practice The day before his death.

Christman reportedly has undergone a EKG – a test to check the heartbeat – on 10 February after complaining about chest pain, where a cardio doctor then assesses the tests but found nothing alarming.

After that practice, Christman reportedly returned home around 3 p.m. and immediately went into his room after he briefly greeted his roommate.

The next day, according to police documents, Christman was found by a teammate who lay on his back, foaming at the mouth and with purple fingers.

Unlv Offensive Lineman Ben Christman was found dead in his apartment in February

Christman started his university career in Ohio State and played two seasons for the Buckeyes

Allegedly, a police officer arrived on the spot on the morning of 11 February – after a call from 911 – and decided that Christman had died ‘a few hours’ because of the color of his right arm. The person who placed the 911 call and another teammate managed CPR when the officer arrived.

Christman had missed the training that morning and led his teammates to check him. The roommate told agents that he had not seen Christman since he entered his room after the practice of the previous day. A death advertisement had previously said that the attacking Lineman died of natural causes.

The school released an emotional statement after the death of Christmans. “The heart of our team is broken to hear about the death of Ben,” said New Rebel’s head coach than Mullen.

‘Since the day Ben put on our campus a month ago, he made the rebels a better program. Ben was an easy choice for our leadership committee because he had earned the immediate respect, admiration and friendship of all his teammates. ‘

“Our prayers go to his family and all who knew him. Ben has made the world a better place and he will be missed. ‘

Christman moved to UNLV earlier this year after two seasons in Kentucky. Before that he was a four -star recruit from high school and played in the state of Ohio for two years.

The 6-foot-6, 325 pound Christman entered his last season of the suitability of the university.