Auburn Player Philip Lutzenkirchen Dies In Car Accident
Former Auburn tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen , a contributor on the Tigers' 2010 national championship team whose football career was cut short due to injury, died as the result of injuries suffered in a car accident Sunday morning.
I’m deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Philip Lutzenkirchen. He was a great young man who touched the lives of everyone he knew in a positive way. On the field, Philip was a great player and competitor, but more importantly, he was a great teammate and friend off the field. I’m deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Philip Lutzenkirchen Auburn Coach Gus Malzahn said in a statement. He was a great young man who touched the lives of everyone he knew in a positive way. On the field Philip was a great player and competitor but more importantly he was a great teammate and friend off the field. Philip Lutzenkirchen, 23, and Joseph Ian Davis, 22, died when their car flipped several times. Davis is a former University of Georgia baseball standout.
Philip’s death is a devastating tragedy for his family, the Auburn family and his countless friends. Today is also a profoundly sad day for the Auburn Athletics family, who loved and respected Philip not only as a great player but more importantly as a friend and the epitome of an Auburn man. I came to know Philip well and I admired everything about who he was and the way he lived his life. He had a strong faith, a big heart and a burning desire to help others. Philip was a bright light this world desperately needed, and his death leaves a void that can’t possibly be filled. My prayers, my thoughts and my heart go out to his wonderful parents, Mike and Mary, their entire family and his many grieving friends."
You’re just kind of speechless when you hear something like that,” said Georgia baseball coach Scott Stricklin, who heard news of the crash from another Bulldogs player early Sunday afternoon. “He was a kid who had so much ahead of him. He was just a great kid, one of those kids when he walked into a room he lit it up. A really, really bright kid who everybody liked being around. We’re all just really, really heartbroken and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.”
On the high school level, Lutzenkirchen was one of the best players to ever come out of Cobb County and recorded 72 receptions for 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns his senior season. As a junior, he hauled in 46 receptions for 496 yards and seven scores while adding 48 tackles, an interception and a blocked punt. He was named a consensus Class 5A All-State as a senior by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association and appeared in all 13 games his next season at Auburn.
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