There is some sad news out of Wisconsin today as Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were both killed in a car crash on Saturday. LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also a passenger in the back seat of the car at the time of the crash, but did not suffer any major injuries.
ESPN has more details:
“Foltz and Sadler died in a single-car crash at 11:43 p.m. CT, according to a Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department statement. Sadler was driving the car, the sheriff’s department said.
LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to police. He was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital for treatment. Tigers sports information director Michael Bonnette told ESPN that Delahoussaye needed stitches and suffered burns to his legs.
The sheriff’s department said the car lost control on wet pavement, left the road and struck a tree. Speed appears to have played a role in the crash, according to the department, which added that the incident remains under investigation.”
Sadler and Foltz both volunteered as student instructors at Kohl’s Kicking Camp in Wisconsin and the camp director shared the following thoughts:
“Sam and Mike each had amazing careers as student-athletes in the Big 10 Conference, but more importantly they were tremendous men off the field,” camp director Jamie Kohl said in a statement. “We are so grateful for the opportunity we have had to know these men and their families.”
Sadler and Foltz were both scholar athletes at their respective schools, performing at a high level both on and off the filed. This is a terrible loss for both of these students’ immediate families, as well as for their teammates and school family as well.
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