World Cup reporter Grant Wahl's fatal collapse during a match Friday is a tragic end to a long, arduous week of illness -- something he openly discussed the day before his death.
As we reported, the veteran sports journalist collapsed in a stadium Friday -- during the Argentina-Netherlands match -- and after CPR attempts on the scene, he was Ubered to a hospital, but died. CBS News is reporting it was a heart attack., announced his death with a video -- in which he was understandably distraught -- and flat out said he believed there was foul play involved.He said Grant had been getting death threats in Qatar after stadium security had detained him back in November ...
Grant's death shocked the sports world, well beyond the World Cup -- he'd covered huge athletes for Sports Illustrated during his career, including then-high school phenom
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