Mario St. George Boiardi, Jr. (July 30, 1981 - March 17, 2004) was a lacrosse player for Cornell University. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. He was also the great grandson of food icon Chef Boyardee

George Boiardi, Jr. Ettore Boiardi (October 22 1897 – June 21 1985 better known as " Chef Boyardee " was an Italian -born chef who became famous for his Eponymous (number 21)

He was the team's rookie of the year as a freshman, and, as a senior, its co-captain. For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. He was an 11-time letter winner at prep school Landon in Bethesda, Maryland: 4 in lacrosse; 4 in hockey; 3 in football. Landon School is an independent non-sectarian college preparatory school for boys in grades 3-12 with an enrollment of about 675 students Bethesda is an Unincorporated area in southern Montgomery County Maryland, just Northwest of Washington D Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Washington Post named him to its All-Metropolitan football team in 1998 and 1999. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D

In the 4th quarter of a game against Binghamton University, Boiardi stepped in front of a ball that had been fired by a Binghamton player, and was struck in the chest^[1]. The State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton or Binghamton University is one of the four university centers in New York State’s system of He collapsed, and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Due to family request, an official cause of death was never released. ^[2] In several similar cases, fatal injuries are caused by a rare syndrome known as commotio cordis, in which cardiac arrest is induced by a blunt, non-penetrating blow to the chest. Commotio cordis (from Latin commotion of the heart - a functional effect of mechanical stimulation in the absence of structural damage as opposed to Myocardial A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of It is not known whether this, or a different cause, lead to this tragedy. Since 1999, four other players have died under similar circumstances. His death has stirred calls for improved safety measures.

References

1. ^ "George Boiardi, 22, Cornell senior and lacrosse player, dies after being struck by ball during game", 2004-03-18. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor  
2. ^ "Experts Discuss Rare Heart Phenomenon", 2004-03-29. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King