https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...e/?irgwc=1
Tyler Hilinski, 21, has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Pullman Police confirmed in a press release Tuesday night. The death of Hilinski, a redshirt sophomore quarterback for Washington State, has been ruled a suicide.
"A rifle was recovered next to Hilinski and a suicide note was found," Pullman Police said in a release. "Detectives and the Whitman County Coroner's Office are conducting a thorough investigation to confirm the suspected cause and manner of death."
Hilinski appeared in 12 games over the last two seasons, starting the 2017 Holiday Bowl for the Cougars. He was expected to replace Luke Falk as the team's starter in 2018.
Heard about this late last night. Really awful news. Prayers to his family!
That is tragic. Kid had his whole life ahead of him. Clearly something was off. Prayers to his family, and the WSU football community.
Horrible. What could be that awful for this kid to do this?
(01-17-2018 03:30 PM)Kittonhead Wrote: [ -> ]CTE
ASININE
(01-17-2018 10:45 PM)No Bull Wrote: [ -> ] (01-17-2018 03:30 PM)Kittonhead Wrote: [ -> ]CTE
ASININE
Based on everything that we've learned about CTE so far it's a perfectly legitimate, likely, but most importantly
tragic idea to pose.
Most importantly, Rest In Peace to Tyler. I hope that his family, friends, teammates, and everyone touched by him find healing in this awful awful situation.
(01-17-2018 08:27 PM)gosports1 Wrote: [ -> ]Horrible. What could be that awful for this kid to do this?
It’s how the disease and chemicals of depression operate. Underlying sadness, convinced things are worse than they are, convinced you’re not liked, etc. Things might not be awful in reality but they are internally and how you perceive everything.
(01-18-2018 12:36 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: [ -> ] (01-17-2018 08:27 PM)gosports1 Wrote: [ -> ]Horrible. What could be that awful for this kid to do this?
It’s how the disease and chemicals of depression operate. Underlying sadness, convinced things are worse than they are, convinced you’re not liked, etc. Things might not be awful in reality but they are internally and how you perceive everything.
Unfortunately a lot of professionals don't understand that sadness isn't the only indicator of depression. You can be happy and still be depressed.
In any case, I hope he is where he wants to be.
I have known several people over the years that chose to take their own life. Most recently a very good friend took his life. He had a very successful career, great daughter, nice house, boat, airplane, beautiful girlfriend, and life seemed to be smiling upon him. We even messaged each other on social media just about an hour before he took his own life. He was his usual self. Funny, engaging,... The waves of questions that followed have been going through my mind over and over. The biggest are why did he do this, what could I have done, and how did I miss any signs?
I am sure the family and loved ones of this young man are going through the same ordeal now and will continue to do so. Many prayers for healing, peace, comfort, and answers for them all.
(09-05-2018 08:17 PM)bgwisc Wrote: [ -> ]Hopefully not breaking any rules, but wanted to share this incredibly thoughtful article from Ivan Maisel on Tyler's death.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...res-sorrow
Very good story.
For those who may not know, Tyler has a highly rated QB brother that's currently committed to South Carolina in the 2019 class.
Oh man...poor guy. Awful situation for the family. I feel for all of them right now...
(09-05-2018 08:17 PM)bgwisc Wrote: [ -> ]Hopefully not breaking any rules, but wanted to share this incredibly thoughtful article from Ivan Maisel on Tyler's death.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...res-sorrow
One thing that sticks out to me in situations like this is the generosity of the average person. It's touching that the kid's family is spending most of their time writing thank you notes for donations to a foundation in the kid's memory.
I had an infant son die due to a medical complication. Very different scenario than they went through, but we had a similar experience about how other people responded. We had the funeral back at my in-laws, in a completely different city where we hadn't lived in 6 years, and over 300 people showed up (more than showed up to our wedding in the same church 6 years earlier). A lot of them were people we hadn't seen in years, and some of them drove 1000 miles just for a funeral for a 3-day-old kid they had never met. And the number of cash donations we got (unsolicited) was incredible.
Americans are genuinely nice and extremely charitable. It's sad that it takes a tragedy for most people to understand this.
My thoughts are for the family.
I had a foggy notion that I'd seen this before and was going to post that this was old news until I saw the date on post #1 and came to a sad realization. That was the 1 year anniversary of when we lost my cousin in the same circumstances. He had just turned 43 a month earlier, was a rancher in Idaho, and a Marine.
Washington State is honoring Tyler this weekend in Pullman and the whole family will be there. I think it’s a positive that the school is doing this, as it draws a lot of great attention to mental health and helps reduce just a little bit of the stigma that goes along with it.