How Did Dwight Garner Die? American Football Player Cause of Death Revealed
Former American football player Dwight Garner who is best known for his participation in The Play during the Big Game passed away leaving his fans and loved ones in deep sorrow.
What Happened to Dwight Garner?
Dwight Garner’s passing has been announced on JeremySchaap official Twitter page.
We are saddened to share that @JeremySchaap is reporting tonight that former @CalFootball player Dwight Garner has passed away. Dwight was a freshman in 1982 when he was 1 of 4 Cal football players to touch the ball during The Play. #RIP pic.twitter.com/R8C6CJMIe8
— California Gridiron (@calgridiron) November 19, 2022
Dwight Garner Cause of Death
As per the below post, it was revealed that Dwight Garner passed away from prostate cancer complications. the statement reads,
Sad news to share. Dwight Garner, the Cal running back who caught the second lateral and threw the third, when the Bears came back to win the 1982 Big Game, with The Play, has died at the age of 58. He had prostate cancer. The 40th anniversary of The Play is Sunday.
Sad news to share. Dwight Garner, the Cal running back who caught the second lateral and threw the third, when the Bears came back to win the 1982 Big Game, with The Play, has died at the age of 58. He had prostate cancer. The 40th anniversary of The Play is Sunday.
— Jeremy Schaap (@JeremySchaap) November 18, 2022
Who was Dwight Eugene Garner?
American football running back Dwight Eugene Garner was born on October 25, 1964, in San Francisco, California. He participated in collegiate football at California and briefly served as a kick returner for the National Football League’s Washington Redskins in the 1986 campaign.
Garner is best recognized for his involvement in The Play, which took place during the Big Game on November 20, 1982, while he was a student at Cal. On a kickoff return, Garner completed the third of five Cal lateral passes to score the game-winning touchdown over Stanford.
Trailing Stanford, 20-19, with 4 seconds to play, @CalFootball refused to surrender. Five laterals later, the Bears had fashioned the unlikeliest comeback ever. But Stanford fans say Cal’s Dwight Garner was down when he threw the third lateral. What does Garner say? pic.twitter.com/nFWnYpRpth
— Jeremy Schaap (@JeremySchaap) November 12, 2022
Garner made his pass while being tackled by many Stanford players, who contend that Garner’s knee hit the ground before he passed the ball, stopping the play at that point. Garner’s pass and the final lateral pass of The Play have both been closely examined to determine whether they were legal.
Garner has insisted, “I was not down,” ever since. Head linesman Jack Langley was the official who was closest to Garner at the time. Later, he claimed that Garner’s advancement had not been halted.