A sad day at Beckman High and for former Wilson high coach, and Temple City graduate Brian Mustain

By Fred Robledo on August 18, 2007 11:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (3) |

The biggest fear for all high school football coaches, parents and players during the grueling two-a-days is heat exhaustion, especially with temperatures exceeding the 100's this past week in the San Gabriel Valley. As a sportswriter, it's the story you never want to report on, the death of a young athlete.
On Friday, Kenny Wilson, a 16-year-old strong guard at Beckman High School in Irvine collapsed and died following football practice. The paramedics came and attempted to rush Wilson to the hospital, but he died on his way there. Capt. Stephen Miller of the Orange County Fire Authority said Wilson’s death appeared to be heat related, but an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
Miller's coach, Brian Mustain, is well known to this area. He played high school football at Temple City and later coached at Wilson High School. To to the Wilson family and Mustain, our deepest condolences from the San Gabriel Valley.
Orange County Register story
http://www.ocregister.com/sports/irvine-today-high-1813188-tustin-student

3 Comments

Trojan Man said:

RIP . BEST OF LUCK . God bless the teammates & family members .

August 21, 2007 2:52 PM

Anonymous said:

RIP and i hope nothing but the best for the teammates and family of this young football player

August 18, 2007 12:12 PM

FredJ said:

Here are some of your comments from other threads...

My condolences to the Wilson family and the entire Beckman High School community. I am so sorry for your lose.

Posted by: BettyB at August 18, 2007 10:18 AM

Oops i meant to say "who passed away" not "you"

Posted by: Chief Legend at August 18, 2007 10:15 AM

As the Beckmen High Football Family (Irvine) mourns the loss of a teamate....my condolences are sent out to the whole team...this story has a valley conection....the head coach at Beckmen is Brian Mustain who played at Temple City High with Aram in the early 90's, he also was my o-line coach at Wilson High School in the late 90's before becoming the Head Coach at Wilson....Coach Mustain my sincere condolences to you and to the parents of the young man you passed away....Today we must refelect on this GAME that we play and love so much...and realize that it is just a game and that there are more important things that happen in life.

The Legend grives for his old coach

Posted by: Chief Legend at August 18, 2007 10:12 AM

The Legend grives for his old coach

Posted by: Chief Legend at August 18, 2007 10:12 AM

Prime Time, That was a class act! We should all take a moment and say a little prayer for the Wilson Family. We should also take time to talk with our boys and let them know that if they are not feeling well, they need to stop! Their health and life is more importaint than the game.

I would like to send my Blessing to the Wilson Family. Through Faith God will see you through this. I will keep your family in my prayers.

Posted by: BIG DADDY at August 18, 2007 10:09 AM

MOURNING A TEAMMATE: Teammates of Kenny Wilson console each other as they leave Beckman High School in Irvine Friday afternoon. Wilson, 16, died at the hospital after collapsing during practice.

TO THE FAMILY OF KENNY WILSON

I would like to express my deepest sympathy of the passing of your son. So sad to see a young man playing a sport he's enjoying and then losing his life!

I cannot even image what your family is going through. God Bless you all!

If anybody is intereted in this story, click on to ocregister.com

August 18, 2007 12:00 PM

A sad day at Beckman High and for former Wilson high coach, and Temple City graduate Brian Mustain

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