The Philadelphia Eagle/Green Bay Packer legend Reggie White dies of respiratory failure as a result of his sleep apnea... wife says.

http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2004/1226/1953400.html

Makes me thankful to have my cpap and convinced to use everytime I go to sleep.

If you are thinking about giving up on the idea of Cpap Therpy because it's too much of a hassle !!! Be Ware ...."Sleep Apnea will kill you"
Retired National Footbal League player Reggie White was a powerful force of a man. He died in his sleep. I'm sure more info will come out later.
Everyone hang in there !!! Get a comfortable mask (at any cost), get the right machine and turn that sucker on !!!!

Rich

PS He was only 43 years old

As much as i hate the GREEN BAY PACKERS, being a MN. VIKING fan, my sympathy goes out to one of us who died from what we are suffering from. i only got smart to the fact that i suffer from sleep apnea after i sobered up! all these years thinking that beer was the cause of my snoring! WOW, this might open up a new chapter in the med. books as to why people die in their sleep,or why the cause of death was unknown.
GOD bless REGGIE and his family, may he rest in peace.