Breaking: Former Wisconsin Badgers Tight End Tragically Passes Away
The Wisconsin Badgers Football family is mourning today after learning about the loss of a former tight end. Tragically, today Jake Hescock, 25, suffered
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Former UCF and Wisconsin tight end Jake Hescock has died at age 25 after suffering cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports.
Per the Orlando Sentinel, Hescock suffered a heart attack while jogging in Boston on Sunday. A passerby attempted to give him CPR before he was taken to the hospital and placed on life support.
Per social media posts from his family, Hescock suffered severe brain trauma before eventually passing away.
“It is with a heavy heart that I have to say my cousin Jake has passed on,” Lisa Walz Mlynarczyk, Hescock’s cousin, wrote on Facebook. “May he rest in peace and forever shine his bright soul upon us.”
Hescock played at the University Of Central Florida (UCF) from 2017-21. He appeared in every game in his last two seasons with the Knights. He started his college career for the Wisconsin Badgers in 2016. After college, Hescock moved back to Massachusetts and retired from the game of football.
