Quentin Groves passed away

[auburnphan 6,050]

Just shocked by this news, thoughts and prayers with his family.  Never forget that 2007 Iron Bowl and him leading the band, great, great moment in Auburn football.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/10/15/former-nfl-player-quentin-groves-dies-at-32/

 

[homersapien 11,352]

OMG!

He was so young!  What happened?

[aujeff11 6,243]

Horrible news. RIP Quentin 

 

[AUwent 3,747]

Heart attack

Last night was the 10th anniversary of the blocked punt game against FL. He TERRORIZED Chris Leak!

[Tigerbelle 5,299]

I am shocked and very saddened. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. RIP Quentin Groves.

[aujeff11 6,243]

19 minutes ago, auburnphan said:

Just shocked by this news, thoughts and prayers with his family.  Never forget that 2007 Iron Bowl and him leading the band, great, great moment in Auburn football

Can someone embed the video? It was an awesome moment for sure.

[JDUBB4AU 5,102]

Prayers for family and friends of Q

[WarTim 3,456]

So young. So very sad. God Bless his family and the AU Family. 

[stoic-one 1,543]

Wow, just 32!

Prayers from the AU Family!

[cptau 169]

He died while visiting Trinidad..   he had a rapid heartbeat condition at one time for which they did surgery.  

 

http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Beloved-Auburn-defensive-star-Quentin-Groves-dies-48250937?utm_source=247Sports Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=161015_113443_Auburn Tigers&utm_content=Image

 

Former Auburn defensive end and linebacker Quentin Groves has died, multiple sources have confirmed to Auburn Undercover.

The former All-SEC star was in Trinidad celebrating his daughter’s birthday at the time of his death, according to a source. Details surrounding his death are not known at this time.

Groves, 32, is survived by his wife, Teska Baptiste, a former member of Auburn's track team, and his children: son Que’Mani Kassan Shiloh and daughter Que’Jaah.

"Great kid,” said Joe Whitt Sr., a longtime Auburn assistant. “Just a really good person. It is hard to believe he is gone."

Condolences and shock spread through social media throughout the morning Saturday.

“Obviously, he was a great athlete and great football player,” said Bret Eddins, a teammate in 2003. “He laughed a lot, had a lot of life in his eyes. I don’t remember being around Quentin when he wasn’t upbeat, hugging people. I think he carried that into his life. Just a great guy, a great teammate, a great family man who lived his life the right way.

“You would have a hard time finding anybody who would say anything bad about him. It’s just hard to believe."

Grove was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-Whie Syndrome, which is associated with a rapid heartbeat related to electrical impulses in the heart utilizing additional pathways.

“It’s an extra circuit in the heart, and it speeds up your heartbeat, it’s nothing too critical, but you have to take care of it,” Groves said at the time.

He underwent heart surgery for a procedure called an abiation. He was cleared by doctors to play, but many teams still questioned whether he was healthy enough to play.

He bounced around with seven NFL teams from 2008 through 2015, spending two seasons on a practice squad. He finished his NFL career with 175 tackles, two interceptions and 9.5 sacks.

He finished his Auburn career tied for the career sacks record at 26 as one of Auburn’s amazing defensive ends and linebackers in the mid-2000s. He set the single-game sack record at Auburn with four as a redshirt freshman in a game against Kentucky in 2004.

He was also part of the winningest senior class in Auburn history with 50 wins, which included a hand in the six straight victories against rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl.

Editor emeritus Phillip Marshall contributed to this report.

 

[cptau 169]

 

One of my favorite memories of him 

 

https://youtu.be/ke711OW9fAE

 

[around4ever 4,139]

I think he was one of The Family's all time favorites.  This is so sad.  He was too young.  Our thoughts and Prayers are with his family, his friends and his teammates. 

[AUIH1 1,515]

Terrible news.  Prayers sent to his family.  RIP Quentin.

[AUDub 11,131]

So long, Q. Thanks for the memories.

[WeagleAU 594]

Rest In Peace, Q.  My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

[Never2Yield 1,005]

Just now hearing this and deeply saddened.

Prayers for his family. 

[SLAG-91 1,483]

Awful...prayers to his family and friends. RIP Quentin.

[Eagle Eye 7 2,535]

One of the best to grace JHS . RIP QG.?

May God Bless and comfort  the Family.

[channonc 466]

So sad. He was one of my favorites! War Eagle!

[telling tiger 156]

Terrible...............So young and so good.  Thoughts and peace to family and friends....

 

[Charhair 345]

I think any fan of auburn that followed the team during Q's time with us has him as one of their favorite players. Truly the epitome of the that era for us. 

Great athlete and an even greater attitude, he will be missed.

[War Knight 514]

I remember when I went and got an autograph from him when I was a teenager. Dude gave me one of the biggest hugs in my life and felt so genuine from a guy I had never met before.

 

The man played with heart. God bless. 

[Altima 200]

Q was an all-around good dude... a true leader!  Was one of the loudest voices defending us when ol' Stan (Moochie) started all that s$&t with HBO a few years back... respect.  Q was one of the best athletes to grace JHS in a long time!  He'll be missed...

[ScottsboroAuburnFan 462]

He was one of my favorites... The 2007 iron bowl was a great moment in time for me, watching him lead the band and song.

[TeBoneAU 88]

Sad to hear. My prayers and condolences to the Groves family.