Devaughn Darling (born April 16, 1982 in Nassau, Bahamas-died February 26, 2001 in Tallahassee, Florida) was a former Florida State University football player, and the identical twin brother of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Devard Darling. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Nassau is the Capital, largest city and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Devard Loran Darling (born April 16, 1982 in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National
Devaughn collapsed and died Feb. 26, 2001, of an apparent cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 18. Dysrhythmia redirects here For the American band see Dysrhythmia (band. He was penciled in as a starting outside linebacker going into the 2001 spring practices.
Devaughn and his twin brother Devard learned they had a blood disorder, known as a sickle cell trait, after a pre-football physical before their freshman year at Florida State. Sickle cell trait describes the way a person can inherit one of the genes of sickle cell disease but not develop recurrent symptoms The medical examiner said the disorder may have contributed to Darling's death, although no definite medical cause was cited. The sickle cell trait is not considered a disease, but a hereditary condition in which a person has one normal gene and one abnormal gene in the blood. Sickle cell trait is not the same as sickle cell anemia, in which two abnormal genes are present. The autopsy report on Darling's death noted the sickle cell trait appears to lower resistance to a possible irregular heartbeat during intense exercise.