Glenn "Mooch" Myernick suffers a heart attack

SoccerPrime · 10-06-2006, 01:37 PM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/soccer/10/06/myernick/index.html

prk166 · 10-07-2006, 11:40 AM

Apparently he was out jogging on some trail in Westminister, a Denver suburb, and had the heart attack. I'm not sure exactly where but this may have lead to him not getting treated as soon and then the coma. That's pure speculation on my part but as you can imagine during the day in the fall a lot of trails can get to be sparsely used.

I hope he recovers. Being in a coma isn't good. I hope he can play in teh MLS again.

prk166 · 10-09-2006, 10:12 AM

Bad news, Mooch passed away early this morning. May the perpetual light shine upon him.

http://collegetopros.blogspot.com/

http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_1350.html

Deuce · 10-09-2006, 11:47 PM

US Soccer website

Per a request from the Myernick family, in lieu of flowers, fans can make a donation to a charitable fund set up in his honor, which will be donated to a cause chosen by the family in the future. These monetary donations can be sent to the address below, and donors should make checks payable to the Colorado Rapids Community Care Foundation and reference the Mooch Myernick Memorial Fund.

Fans wishing to make a donation in memory of Mooch can do so by sending donations to
Colorado Rapids Community Relations Dept.
Attn: Mooch Myernick Memorial Fund
1000 Chopper Circle
Denver, CO 80204

Fans can send their memories of "Mooch" to ussoccer.com at mooch [at] ussoccer.org. ussoccer.com will post thoughts and memories of Myernick from his friends and fans throughout the coming days.

SoccerPrime · 10-10-2006, 02:23 PM

Very sad. My thoughts go out to his friends and family.

US Soccer has lost a great one.

prk166 · 10-10-2006, 04:05 PM

It's always sad when someone passes away. But by today's standards he was still relatively young and in good shape.