ESPN Reporter Edward Aschoff Dies Of Pneumonia On His 34th Birthday

Aschoff was a college football reporter known for his lively blog posts and thoughtfully reported features. He died on what was his 34th birthday.

“I had a virus for two weeks. Fever and cough and the doctors think it turned into this multifocal pneumonia recently,” he tweeted on December 5th, noting that he rarely gets sick and had been taking antibiotics.

In a statement, ESPN said the network was “very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragic passing of friend and ESPN colleague Edward Aschoff.”

“Our thoughts are with his loved ones, including his fiancée Katy,” ESPN said.

The network did not confirm the nature of Edward Aschoff’s illness.