On Jan. 15, his fiancée Katy Berteau said a biopsy revealed Aschoff had “stage 4, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in his lungs,” which was previously undiagnosed and “seemingly” combined with pneumonia to cause HLH in Aschoff.
Aschoff tweeted that he had a virus for two weeks, which later turned into multifocal pneumonia.
A post shared by Edward Aschoff | ESPN (@ecaschoff) on Dec 2, 2019 at 12:35pm PST
The Oxford, Miss. native graduated from the University of Florida in 2008.
He joined ESPN in 2011 as an SEC reporter after covering recruiting and Florida football for The Gainesville Sun.
“We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragic passing of friend and ESPN colleague Edward Aschoff,” ESPN said in a statement. “He died earlier today, his 34th birthday. Our thoughts are with his loved ones, including his fiancée, Katy.”
The network paid tribute to Aschoff during its broadcast of the Hawaii Bowl the evening of his death.
Aschoff detailed his sickness in his final Instagram post, which featured a photo of Berteau, whom he was planning to marry in New Orleans in April.
Two days after Aschoff’s passing, Berteau tweeted from his account, saying she appreciated the support and messages in the wake of his death. She also tweeted a link where people can donate to Aschoff’s “family or funeral funds.”
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Several of Aschoff’s ESPN colleagues and friends from the college football world shared their condolences on Twitter.
