Posted on Dec 12, 2022
Longtime soccer sportswriter and Kansas native Grant Wahl died covering the World Cup in Qatar
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Grant Wahl, a Mission native, was influential in the soccer world. He was able to break down the most intricate of plays and relate to hardcore and casual fans alike.
Updated December 9, 2022 at 10:47 PM ET
Longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl died on Friday while covering the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal at the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
As the match was winding down, NPR correspondent Tom Goldman witnessed a commotion in the press tribune at Lusail Stadium. Reporters scattered as Wahl collapsed. Paramedics responded to the seating area where he was and performed CPR. After many minutes, they took him away on a stretcher while using an automatic chest compressor to continue applying CPR.
Wahl's wife and brother both confirmed his death to NPR. He was 48.
Updated December 9, 2022 at 10:47 PM ET
Longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl died on Friday while covering the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal at the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
As the match was winding down, NPR correspondent Tom Goldman witnessed a commotion in the press tribune at Lusail Stadium. Reporters scattered as Wahl collapsed. Paramedics responded to the seating area where he was and performed CPR. After many minutes, they took him away on a stretcher while using an automatic chest compressor to continue applying CPR.
Wahl's wife and brother both confirmed his death to NPR. He was 48.
Longtime soccer sportswriter and Kansas native Grant Wahl died covering the World Cup in Qatar
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Undiagnosed Aortic aneurysm was cause of death. Same as John Ritter years back.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."LeBron James said he was “very fond” of Wahl, who wrote a Sports Illustrated cover story about him when he was in high school.
“He was always pretty cool to be around. He spent a lot of time in my hometown of Akron covering me over the course of time before that ... cover story came out. I’ve always kind of watched from a distance,” the NBA legend said at a Friday evening news conference. “It’s a tragic loss. It’s unfortunate to lose someone as great as he was.”
Former World No. 1 tennis star Billie Jean King also paid tribute.
“Heartbreaking to hear of the death of Grant Wahl. A talented journalist, Grant was an advocate for the LGBTQ community & a prominent voice for women’s soccer. He used his platform to elevate those whose stories needed telling,” she tweeted. “Prayers for his family.”
Film and TV producer Franklin Leonard said Wahl’s importance to the game stateside is hard to measure.
“If you’re not both an American AND a fan of the beautiful game, it might be extremely hard to understand Grant Wahl’s meaning to the community of folks who are,” he tweeted, “and honestly I’m sort of at a loss to articulate it.”
..."LeBron James said he was “very fond” of Wahl, who wrote a Sports Illustrated cover story about him when he was in high school.
“He was always pretty cool to be around. He spent a lot of time in my hometown of Akron covering me over the course of time before that ... cover story came out. I’ve always kind of watched from a distance,” the NBA legend said at a Friday evening news conference. “It’s a tragic loss. It’s unfortunate to lose someone as great as he was.”
Former World No. 1 tennis star Billie Jean King also paid tribute.
“Heartbreaking to hear of the death of Grant Wahl. A talented journalist, Grant was an advocate for the LGBTQ community & a prominent voice for women’s soccer. He used his platform to elevate those whose stories needed telling,” she tweeted. “Prayers for his family.”
Film and TV producer Franklin Leonard said Wahl’s importance to the game stateside is hard to measure.
“If you’re not both an American AND a fan of the beautiful game, it might be extremely hard to understand Grant Wahl’s meaning to the community of folks who are,” he tweeted, “and honestly I’m sort of at a loss to articulate it.”
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