College football offensive lineman Ben Christman died of irregular heartbeat, coroner says

Ben Christman, a college football offensive lineman who had transferred from Kentucky to UNLV, was found dead in his off-campus apartment back in February at the age of 21, one day before his birthday.

Christman reportedly felt chest pains the day before he died while practicing and underwent an EKG at a team facility.

Well, the Clark County (Nevada) Coroner's Office announced Thursday that Christman died from cardiac arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat and cardiomyopathy, a disease that impacts the heart muscle.

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Christman was at Ohio State for two seasons ...