10 Sports Deaths That Were Caught On Tape

7. James Morgan Dies During Bobsled Championships

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkXjC2VARNU James "Jimmy" Morgan from Saranac Lake, New York, started his bobsled career in the mid-1970s. The highlight of his career was when he competed in the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He competed in both the two-man and the four-man bobsled finishing 14th and 15th respectfully. On February 8, 1981, Jimmy was competing in FIBT World Bobsled Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy which hosted the 1956 Olympics. The championship was covered by ABC's Wide World of Sports and it was the first assignment for the color commentator John Morgan, Jimmy's brother. The conditions weren't ideal for the race because it was warm that day and the ice was melting causing the wood that made up the track to be exposed, making it very dangerous for sledders. Jimmy was driving the four man bobsled and it crashed coming out of a turn, slamming Jimmy's head into the wall. John dropped his headset and ran to his brother's side and accompanied him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
 
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