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Dayton center Steve McElvene has died at age 20

Published May. 12, 2016 3:26 p.m. ET

Dan Graf

University of Dayton redshirt freshman center Steve McElvene has died at age 20, as first reported by WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Ind.

NBCSports.com later confirmed the report with the Allen County (Ind.) coroner’s office and added that he died at 11:19 a.m. Thursday. A former coach told WANE-TV that McElvene collapsed at his family’s home in New Haven, Ind.

Dayton coach Archie Miller issued a statement on the tragic news:

Quote from Archie Miller about Steve McElvene in email from Dr. Dan Curran to UD students and faculty. #RIPBigSteve pic.twitter.com/J5VJobpzhs
— David Jablonski (@DavidPJablonski) May 12, 2016

Our thoughts and prayers are with Steve, his family and friends in this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/t5dT0yqxTl
— University of Dayton (@univofdayton) May 12, 2016

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