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UMFOOTBALL Rebel killed • 1n car wreck Stevens JOined team in spring Ole Miss sophomore offensive lineman Park Stevens died Wednesday afternoon in a car acci– dent in Chickasaw Coun– ty. "Our team is hurting tonight with the loss of Park " Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said in a statement Wednesday night. "He was a tremen– dous young man that was loved by his teammates By M ichael Bonner mbonnerOdanonledgercom

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Stevens was kllled when his pickup collided with the rear of an 18- wheeler at the intersec– tion of Egypt Road and Highway 4SA at around 3 p.m., ~ississippi High– way PatrolCpl. Chris Thr– nipseed told The (1\lpelo) Daily Journhl without identifying Stevens. The driver of the 18-wheeler was unmjured, and no one else was involved m the accident. The accident is still un- • der investigation, Thrnip– seed 1'aid. / Stevens joined the Re– bels in the spring of 2013 as a walk-on. transferring to Ole Miss after two sea– sons at East Central Com– mumty College. "I hate to talk in the past tense, because it hasn't sunk in yet," for– mer ECCC coach Brian Anderson said "Park had such a magnetic person– ality. He didn't meet a stranger. With Park, there was never a dull moment in a team meet– ing or in practice. You could get upset and things not be going well, and he would have something to say and the whole mood would change. He just had personality for days." News of Stevens' death and condolences spread quickly VIa social media.

Ole M1ss center .t,van Swindall tweeted, "Los't one of my best friends to– day. Please pray for the Stevens family. Miss you already buddy @_park– stevens." "lm gonna miss you buddy. You were an awe– some roommate and an evenbetter friend. I know you're there watching me. Love you," Ole Miss redshirt freshman offen– sive lineman Robert Con– yers said via 1\vitter. "One of my former players just passed away. I just can't. I just talked to him yesterday morning This cant be real," ECCC assistant football coach Donovan Thte said via 1\vitter. The Columbus native graduated from New Hope High School in 2011 To contact Michael Bonner, call (601) 961-7289 or follow OMikeBBonner on Twitter. "Park had such a 11zag1zetic personality. He didn't tneet a stranger."

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