Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has tragically died...
Oregon Ducks' tight end Spencer Webb died on Wednesday afternoon, hitting his head during a cliff-diving accident just west of Triangle Lake in Lane County, less than a mile from Eugene, where the university is located.
Webb was a tight end star at Christian Brothers, a Sacramento Bee All-Metro and All-Decade performer who rose above a broken family, raised by an older brother, and who was this summer preparing for his fourth season at the University of Oregon, where he towered as a 6-foot-6 target and personality.
He was just 22 years old.
Deputies arrived to the scene at 2:30 p.m. and bystanders and paramedics were unable to revive him, the Lane County Sheriff's Office said.
He was found "approximately 100 yards down a steep trail" and search and rescue personnel assisted with bringing him back to the roadway, authorities said.
«There is no evidence of foul play and his death appears to be accidental," the sheriff's office said.
Webb joined the Oregon football team in 2018 after starring in H.S. at Christian Brothers Academy in Sacramento. He went on to play in 20 games for the Ducks, and was expected to have a key role with the team this season.
"Rest easy lil bro," said NFL star Arik Armstead, who played at Oregon and interacted with Webb when he returned back to campus for games. "Great young man with a promising future gone too soon."
