Long Beach City College defensive lineman Brent Le Roux died earlier this week, the fourth LBCC football player to die in the past 24 months.
The Vikings head coach Mike Peabody told the Long Beach Post that Le Roux was recovering from a recent surgery, and is believed to have died by an accidental overdose.
Le Roux was unable to play the 2018 season due to an injury on his right shoulder that he received playing against College of the Canyons in 2017.
The Vikings quarterback Drake Peabody, also the son of head coach Mike Peabody, took to Twitter to express his emotions.
“Still can’t believe this… I lost a brother. RIP Brent,” Drake Peabody said.
Le Roux’s grew up in Brisbane, AU, and came to America in his final year of high school and then joined the St. John Bosco football team.
Le Roux is the fourth person from The Vikings football team to have died in the past 24 months.
Vikings lineman Tim Johnson died in late 2017 due to complications after a car crash, Guy Alford III was shot and killed in North Long Beach a year later, and in January, former safety Bryce Turner died of a heart attack.
Future services for Le Roux will be held at the St. John Bosco chapel; no date has been given.