Gavin Escobar

Escobar, who spent the bulk of his NFL career with the Cowboys, was only 31 years old.

Escobar and Walsh were reportedly climbing a rock face (the vertical surface of a rock). "It is with deep sadness that we announce the off-duty death of Long Beach Firefighter Gavin Escobar. The extent of Escobar and Walsh's rock climbing experience is also unclear

Escobar played four seasons in Dallas and had recently become a firefighter in California. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

[According to a KESQ report](https://kesq.com/news/2022/09/29/coroner-identifies-two-climbers-who-died-on-mountainside-near-idyllwild-one-was-a-former-dallas-cowboys-player/), a report of “hikers down” came in just past noon on Wednesday. He went on to stints with the Chiefs, Ravens, Browns, and Dolphins, but didn’t amass any further stats. Unable to make much of an impact while buried behind Jason Witten on the depth chart, Escobar was released after the 2016 season.

Chelsea Walsh, 33, was the other victim and both Escobar and Walsh were from Huntington Beach. They were found in a remote area near Tahquitz Rock in the San ...

Hired on February 5, 2022, Firefighter Escobar was assigned to Fire Station 3 on B-shift,” a post on social media from the department read. He finished his career with the Ravens in 2017. Officials said they were climbing a rock face.

Sep 13, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar (89) scores a touchdown in the third quarter against the New York Giants at AT&T ...

Escobar was one of two victims identified by the Riverside (Calif.) County sheriff's coroner's office.

• A second-round pick out of San Diego State in 2013, Escobar played four seasons for the Cowboys, and recorded 30 receptions for 333 yards and eight touchdowns across 62 career games. The six-year NFL veteran was one of two climbers found by firefighters Wednesday near Tahquitz Rock in the Idyllwild area of the San Bernardino National Forest.

Two rock climbers, including former NFL player Gavin Escobar, were found dead near a Southern California peak after rescue crews responded to reports of ...

In his NFL career, Escobar played in 64 games, with seven starts, 30 receptions for 333 yards and eight touchdowns. Escobar, a 2013 second-round pick out of San Diego State, previously had been a tight end, playing for the Dallas Cowboys in a backup role from 2013 to 2016. A team managed to climb into the steep, remote area and found both unidentified climbers dead at the scene, the department said.

Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar has died at the age of 31 after an apparent rock climbing accident.

Rescuers were called around 12.30pm on Wednesday to Tahquitz Rock near Idyllwild following a distress call, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said on Twitter. He then had brief stints with the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins, ending his football career in 2019 with the now-defunct Alliance of American Football. Two climbers from Los Angeles fell 200 feet to their deaths on the rock in 2000, according to the Los Angeles Times.

San Diego State standout played six seasons in the NFL before becoming a Long Beach firefighter.

Gavin was the epitome of a student-athlete, and a leader on and off the field. "(A) calm, cool outward demeanor, but a fierce competitor in-between the lines that you knew would do whatever it took to win and went out and proved it,” Deakin said. Escobar came to SDSU from Rancho Santa Margarita, emerging as a standout tight end for the Aztecs from 2009-12. Deakin called him “the ultimate teammate and friend that everyone could count on.” According to Cal Fire, a report came in just after noon on Wednesday of two injured rock climbers in Tahquitz Rock area of the San Bernardino National Forest. Said John David Wicker, SDSU’s director of athletics: “We are devastated to hear about the passing of Gavin Escobar.

The Cowboys have lost yet another member of their family, and again, in apparent tragic form.

Among the deaths this year include Hall of Famer Rayfield Wright, Ring of Honor member Don Perkins along with Dan Reeves, Marion Barber and Ralph Neely. He had 30 career receptions and eight touchdowns – all with the Cowboys. According to the LBFD, Escobar leaves behind a wife and two young children.

A standout at San Diego State, Escobar was a second-round pick by the Cowboys who spent five seasons in the NFL and more recently worked as a firefighter.

Escobar was selected in the second round of the 2013 draft by the Dallas Cowboys, with whom he played for four years, accumulating 30 catches for 333 yards and eight touchdowns. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Gavin’s family in this incredibly difficult time.” The agency [stated](https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1575237322802503680) that after a mountain rescue team was requested, rescuers were able to reach the victims, who were described as having “perished at the scene.” Gavin was a great man, father, son and teammate, and will be deeply missed by all.” I know his wife, Sarah, and daughters, Josey and Charlotte, were everything to him. The fire department there

Gavin Escobar, quien pasó cuatro años con los Cowboys y después jugó para Ravens y Dolphins, sirvió como bombero después de su retiro de la NFL.

“Con profunda tristeza anunciaron la muerte fuera de servicio del bombero de Long Beach Gavin Escobar”, indicaron. A cuatro años de que se despidió de la liga, el exelemento de Tras su muerte el departamento de bomberos de Long Beach lamentó el accidente.

El exala cerrada de 33 años también jugó para Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns y Miami Dolphins.

"Con profunda tristeza anunciamos la muerte, fuera de servicio, del bombero de Long Beach Gavin Escobar. Gavin Escobar se retiró en 2018. En el comunicado se menciona que ambos escalaban una pared rocosa.

El ex ala cerrada de los Dallas Cowboys de la NFL Gavin Escobar fue encontrado muerto junto a otra persona tras sufrir un accidente mientras escalaban una ...

"Con profunda tristeza anunciamos la muerte, fuera de servicio, del bombero de Long Beach Gavin Escobar. En el comunicado se menciona que ambos escalaban una pared rocosa. Gavin Escobar se retiró en 2018. Contratado el 5 de febrero del 2022, el Bombero Escobar fue asignado a la Estación de Bomberos 3 en el turno B", fue lo escrito en el comunicado. Llegó a la NFL seleccionado en segunda ronda en el Draft del 2013 por los Dallas Cowboys, procedente de San Diego State. Las víctimas, encontradas el miércoles, fueron identificadas este jueves por la oficina del alguacil del condado de Riverside después de que los bomberos hallaran sus cuerpos.

El ex Dallas Cowboys y Kansas City Chiefs falleció a los 31 años tras sufrir un accidente mientras escalaba una zona rocosa en Los Angeles.

La agencia federal de emergencias espera “miles de familias desplazadas”](/america/eeuu/2022/09/26/en-vivo-lo-ultimo-sobre-el-huracan-ian-y-su-trayectoria-camino-a-florida/) Luego de conocerse la noticia, el elenco de Dallas escribió un sentido mensaje en sus redes sociales. Ambos fueron encontrados el pasado miércoles, pero fueron identificados este viernes por la oficina del alguacil del condado de Riverside después de que los bomberos hallaron sus cuerpos.

El ex jugador de los Dallas Cowboys, Gavin Escobar, murió el miércoles en un accidente mientras escalaba una montaña en California, informaron las ...

Una portavoz del departamento dijo que no parecía haber evidencia de que la muerte haya sido provocada, según Los Angeles Times. Tras su retiro de la NFL decidió unirse al Departamento de Bomberos de Long Beach, California. It is with deep sadness that we announce the off-duty death of Long Beach Firefighter Gavin Escobar. [cuatro temporadas con los Cowboys,](https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/nfl-dallas-cowboys/2015/10/05/plan-para-incluir-a-gavin-escobar-no-funciono-en-cowboys/) de 2013 hasta 2016 cuando [pasó a los Chiefs de Kansas City](https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/nfl-dallas-cowboys/2017/03/31/gavin-escobar-deja-los-cowboys-y-firma-con-los-chiefs-de-kansas-city/). [ de adolescente superó cáncer testicular,](https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/nfl-dallas-cowboys/2016/12/01/gavin-escobar-de-los-cowboys-de-dallas-encabeza-campana-contra-el-cancer-testicular/) dejó una esposa y dos hijos pequeños, dijo el departamento de bomberos en su cuenta de Twitter, destacando que el exjugador de la NFL trabajaba con ellos desde febrero de este año. [Gavin Escobar,](https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/nfl-dallas-cowboys/2016/12/01/gavin-escobar-de-los-cowboys-de-dallas-encabeza-campana-contra-el-cancer-testicular/) murió el miércoles en un accidente mientras escalaba una montaña en California, informaron las autoridades del condado de Riverside.