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Community College footballer Emanuell Cooks died of medical complications after a football match in Mississippi this week.
Cooks’ death was announced in a statement released by the Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) Friday.
Cooks of Elba, Alabama, was a beginner offensive Lineman, according to his profile on MDCC’s website.
Cooks died after playing a game against Hinds Community College in Raymond on Thursday.
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Mississippi Delta Community College footballer Emanuell Cooks died this week after having some medical complications after a game. (With the permission of the Mississippi Delta Community College)
The College’s statement does not specify Cooks’ cause of death.
“Our entire Trojan family is destroyed by this loss,” MDCC President Steven Jones said in a press release. “At this point, our deepest thoughts and prayers are with Emanuell’s family, teammates, coaches and friends. We will meet as a society to support each other through this tragedy.”
The college offers support services to students, faculty and staff.
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In a statement released Friday, Hinds Community College called President Stephen Vacik Cooks’ death “for a sober reminder of how precious our time here on earth really is.”
Cooks are the latest college or high school athlete dying in 2025.
File – Mississippi Delta Community College did not reveal Emanuell Cooks’ cause of death. (Steve Nurenberg/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)
Corey Adams, a beginner with Ole Miss Rebel’s football team, was killed in a shooting in Tennessee In July, officials said. He was 18.
Cincinnati Freshman Offensive Lineman Jeremiah Kelly died unexpectedly at the age of 18 in April last year.
File – Emanuell Cooks died of medical complications after a football match. (Stock photo)
Meanwhile, Hadden Kelly, a 17-year-old Golfer in high schoolDied in Georgia Monday after sudden collapse in a farm, Dodge County Coroner Joe Smith confirmed this week.
Depaul University announced the death of Chase Stegall, son of earlier Nfl Player Milton Stegall, in early June. The student-driven newspaper, Depaulia, reported at the time that Stegall had been found dead “in his residence hall at the University’s Lincoln Park -Campus.” He was 20.
