GSU lineman hospitalized with chest pains

Published Aug. 13, 2010 10:51 p.m. ET

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Grambling State defensive lineman Christian Anthony, the Southwestern Athletic Conference's preseason defensive player of the year, has been hospitalized after suffering chest pains.

Universitiy spokeswoman Vanessa Littleton says the 22-year-old Anthony ''is listed in stable condition after being admitted to the hosptial.''

The News-Star reported that Anthony was taken to Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston and that teammates say he suffered an apparent heart attack.

Littleton says the 6-foot-4, 275-pound Anthony first complained of chest pains Thursday afternoon. She says there was no indication that the incident was heat-related and that Anthony showed no signs of distress when the team went to a meeting room to cool down and hydrate around 11:30 a.m.

Last season Anthony was the only defensive lineman in the country with five interceptions.