Todd Doxey
Todd Doxey was a freshman redshirt with the Oregon Ducks, scheduled to play for the team in 2008. On July 13, Doxey drowned in the McKenzie River after jumping off a 40 foot bridge with a few friends.
Fast Facts
- Age at time of death: 191
- Home town: San Diego, California1
- High school GPA: 3.51
- First person in his family to attend college1
- 3,000 people attended Doxey's funeral1
- Gave his free Ducks tickets each week to a boy in a wheelchair1
Background
As a tradition each year, dozens of Oregon football players go inner tubing down the McKenzie river as a group before two-a-day practice starts. On July 13, Doxey went with a group of players to the river. Instead of waiting for the tubes to be blown up, Doxey and a few friends decided to jump into the river from the 40 foot bridge nearby. While the others made it to shore, Doxey never did. He was rescued from the water by a passing-by boat about ten minutes after entering the water. Although CPR was attempted, he was declared dead at the hospital several hours later.1
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