Kansas college football player found dead

Garden City Community College football player Sean Callahan was found dead in Kismet on Sunday, according to a release from the Seward County Sheriff’s Office.

Undersheriff Gene Ward said the death was still being investigated as of Monday morning, though it had not yet been considered suspicious.

Callahan, 19, a sophomore offensive lineman from Gardner, received an associate degree from the college during spring commencement ceremonies on Friday, according to a post on the school’s website.

Callahan was found unresponsive at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at a residence in Kismet, according to the sheriff’s office release. Callahan was transported to the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, where he was pronounced dead, the release said.

When reached via e-mail on Monday, Garden City football coach Jeff Sims said Callahan seemed to have a bright future ahead of him.

“A lot of people have complimented me on Sean’s growth while he was at (Garden City Community College),” Sims said. “I’m sad for his family, friends, teammates, our college, myself and anyone that had contact with Sean. I was truly blessed and thankful to know Sean Callahan.

Garden City defeated Arizona Western in December to win the school’s first National Junior College Athletic Association national title. An autopsy of Callahan’s body is scheduled for sometime this week, Ward said.

This story was originally published May 8, 2017 at 10:22 AM with the headline "Kansas college football player found dead."