RIP Walter Reyes

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Trueblue25]

No way. First real SU football hero I had. RIP Walter.

 

[rrlbees]

Wow, that’s a shocker. Such a young age too. RIP Walter. A great Orangeman.

 

[Millhouse]

my god, that is terrible

 

[NineOneSeven]

Wow, wonder what happened?

An incredible career. His 20 touchdown campaign was quite a year. Very underrated even still imo.

 

[Chip]

Terrible news. A joy to watch play. RIP.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

My first favorite SU player. RIP

 

[CusefanATL]

Wow. Horrible.

He had incredible timing on the football field.

 

[SUforme]

What what happened? RIP. This is a shocker!

 

[PhatOrange]

oh my, this is terrible news. wt*

one of my all-time favorites

 

[Orangello]

What a shock and so young. The last great RB we had the pleasure of watching.

 

[Millhouse]

i'm sure i'm not the only one scouring facebook now but it sounds like he had substance abuse problem

 

[orange79]

OMG!

RIP, Walter. No one worked harder to get everything out of the talent he was given.

 

[690West]

I remember when he chased down a burglar in his socks the night of the football charity event. Damn Reyes was one of my favorites.

Sports Superguys

 

[javadoc]

Sad news. Remember his game against ND, and watching him run down the sideline in person at Auburn. RIP.

 

[elimunelson]

RIP Walter. Should have been a 44 if you ask me. Did everything at syracuse to deserve it. Great player, RIP.

 

[Orangello]

Walter Reyes vs. Notre Dame, Dec. 6, 2003: SU had lost three consecutive games, among them a 24-7 stinker at Rutgers, to put Pasqualoni squarely on the hot seat at 5-6 when Notre Dame visited the Carrier Dome. One more loss could have forced the issue.

Thanks in large part to Reyes, Coach P got a reprieve. Held to 33 yards and one touchdown on nine carries in the first half, the junior tailback exploded for 156 yards and four touchdowns in the second to trigger a 38-12 rout. His biggest run was a 71-yarder in the third quarter that occurred only 17 seconds after the Irish had scored on a 48-yard interception return.

“It took their breath away,” Reyes said of the run.

Reyes’ five TDs tied Floyd Little for second place on SU’s career list for most rushing TDs in a game. Jim Brown had six vs. Colgate in 1956. His 189 yards gave him 1,347 rushing yards for the season, only 25 shy of Joe Morris’ school record of 1,372, set in 1979.

 

[CusefanATL]

FYI:

 

[CusefanATL]

Her Twitter Page looks like it his is daughter. Addiction is an awful awful thing. HOrrible that he has young kids too.

 

[Cramz]

According to his daughter via FB:

Jazmynelee Irizarry
53 mins ·
To everyone asking what happened..

There are several things that could have possibly happened.
We will not know for sure until the toxicology reports comeback. That will take about 6 weeks.
Please be patient and be respectful.
We greatly appreciate all your love and kind words.

Here's a link to the GoFundMe page: Click here to support Funeral for Walter Reyes organized by Jazmynelee Irizarry

 

[Scooch]

Oh no. 37. Horrible.

 

[Frozen]

I bought his jersey and wore it last week. I feel terrible for his family.

 

[44doubledees]

He just seemed to glide when he ran, so effortless, RIP

 

[Moontan]

Terrible news. Couldn’t believe the thread title.
The apparent reason for his demise just does not compute... :-(