NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- College football player Ben Christman’s cause of death has been revealed<\/li>\n
- The news comes three months after he was found dead at age 21<\/li>\n
- Christman reportedly died from cardiac arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
College football player Ben Christman’s cause of death has been revealed almost three months after he was\u00a0found dead at age 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nChristman \u2014 a student and football player at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) \u2014 was discovered deceased in his off-campus apartment on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 11, PEOPLE previously reported.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Ohio](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/dSxCx91JzT4o6CePYCfW67dDCm4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(770x244:772x246):format(webp)\/ben-christman-training-camp-columbus-050925-74587032bace4c7697589aca39291707.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>Ben Christman.<\/span>Adam Cairns\/Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Clark County Office of the Coroner\/Medical Examiner has now released details regarding Christman’s cause of death, telling\u00a0TMZ Sports<\/a>\u00a0that he died from cardiac arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAn arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm, per the\u00a0Cleveland Clinic<\/a>, and\u00a0cardiomyopathy<\/a>\u00a0refers to conditions that affect the heart muscle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n![\"COLUMBUS,](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/cP_8hj8hk-2ZmgTFr1GQ9l-4FqA=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Ben-Christman-20250212_5-b138e8968e1043fc9442ca727ea5b414.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>Ben Christman.<\/span>Ben Jackson\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPer a police report previously obtained by the\u00a0Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em><\/a>, Christman had been complaining of chest pains during football practice the day before his death. An electrocardiogram (ECG) had been conducted on him at UNLV facilities. The team’s “cardio doctor” said the results appeared to be normal, per the outlet, citing the report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe update comes after the UNLV athletics’ website confirmed Christman’s death in a Feb. 12th\u00a0news release<\/a>. “His family has been notified, and the athletic department has informed the team. Mental health and related support services are being offered to those in need,” the release stated at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nChristman was an offensive lineman who began his college career at Ohio State in 2021. While he redshirted that season, he played one game in 2022 before transferring to the University of Kentucky, the\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\nAccording to Kentucky’s\u00a0website<\/a>, Christman was forced to miss the 2023 season due to a knee injury but played all 12 games on special teams in 2024. Per\u00a0Yahoo Sports<\/a>, Christman had chosen to transfer to UNLV in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nUniversity president Keith E. Whitfield previously shared in a statement that he was “incredibly saddened” to learn about Christman’s death.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“There is little that can be said to lessen the pain of suddenly losing a member of our university family at such a young age, and my heart breaks for all who knew and loved him,” he said. “On behalf of UNLV, our sincere condolences are with Ben’s family, friends, loved ones and teammates during this very difficult time.”<\/p>\n
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- College football player Ben Christman’s cause of death has been revealed<\/li>\n
- The news comes three months after he was found dead at age 21<\/li>\n
- Christman reportedly died from cardiac arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
College football player Ben Christman’s cause of death has been revealed almost three months after he was\u00a0found dead at age 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nChristman \u2014 a student and football player at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) \u2014 was discovered deceased in his off-campus apartment on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 11, PEOPLE previously reported.<\/p>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Ben Christman.<\/span>Adam Cairns\/Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The Clark County Office of the Coroner\/Medical Examiner has now released details regarding Christman’s cause of death, telling\u00a0TMZ Sports<\/a>\u00a0that he died from cardiac arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAn arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm, per the\u00a0Cleveland Clinic<\/a>, and\u00a0cardiomyopathy<\/a>\u00a0refers to conditions that affect the heart muscle.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n \n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Ben Christman.<\/span>Ben Jackson\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Per a police report previously obtained by the\u00a0Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em><\/a>, Christman had been complaining of chest pains during football practice the day before his death. An electrocardiogram (ECG) had been conducted on him at UNLV facilities. The team’s “cardio doctor” said the results appeared to be normal, per the outlet, citing the report.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe update comes after the UNLV athletics’ website confirmed Christman’s death in a Feb. 12th\u00a0news release<\/a>. “His family has been notified, and the athletic department has informed the team. Mental health and related support services are being offered to those in need,” the release stated at the time.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nChristman was an offensive lineman who began his college career at Ohio State in 2021. While he redshirted that season, he played one game in 2022 before transferring to the University of Kentucky, the\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n
According to Kentucky’s\u00a0website<\/a>, Christman was forced to miss the 2023 season due to a knee injury but played all 12 games on special teams in 2024. Per\u00a0Yahoo Sports<\/a>, Christman had chosen to transfer to UNLV in December.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nUniversity president Keith E. Whitfield previously shared in a statement that he was “incredibly saddened” to learn about Christman’s death.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“There is little that can be said to lessen the pain of suddenly losing a member of our university family at such a young age, and my heart breaks for all who knew and loved him,” he said. “On behalf of UNLV, our sincere condolences are with Ben’s family, friends, loved ones and teammates during this very difficult time.”<\/p>\n
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