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Teammates, fans react to death of Auburn great Quentin Groves on Twitter
By Adam Spencer
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Auburn fans and former football players woke up to some sad news on Saturday morning, when it was reported that ex-Tiger star Quentin Groves had passed away.
Details of the death are not yet known, but Groves was only 32 at the time of his death.
An outpouring of memories and prayers for Groves flooded Twitter on Saturday morning, as those who played with Groves and those who had the pleasure of watching him play shared their feelings:
Prayers goin out to the family of my former teammate Quentin Groves. Hell of a ball player but an even better person. He'll truly be missed
— Stapes? (@J_Staples57) October 15, 2016
RIP to my Brother Quentin Groves!! Man I'm in disbelief I just… https://t.co/2a1z1KUFjK
— Zac Etheridge (@ZacEtheridge4) October 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/meezybaby27/status/787333395403579392
Very sad to hear the passing of one of my friends/fellow War Eagle @QuentinGroves. Gone at 32 years young. R.I.P #ManOfSubstance #WarEagle
— Takeo Spikes, M.B.A (@TakeoSpikes51) October 15, 2016
RIP to Quentin Groves in the short amount of time that I had known him he passed on a lot of wisdom. Was a great Auburn Man. @QuentinGroves
— carl lawson (@carllawson55) October 15, 2016
R.I.P to Quentin Groves gone to soon.
— Leger Douzable (@LegerDouzable) October 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE/status/787329489470689280
Sadden to hear about my former teammate Quentin Groves death last night!!! I'm in disbelief… #RIP
— Brian Witherspoon (@Spoony29) October 15, 2016
The first football card I ever bought. RIP Quentin groves
— Chayce King (@KingChazzzzz) October 15, 2016
Quentin Groves was the first Auburn player I ever remembered… RIP
— BigBarnerBrand ? (@BigBarnerBrand) October 15, 2016
Really in disbelief right now, one of the realist dudes I met at Auburn and still kept in touch after in the league RIP my G Quentin Groves
— Dr. Henny (@Shyhiem410) October 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/whduncan/status/787315949389111296
Prayers to the family of former Auburn defensive end Quentin Groves. #RIP.
— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) October 15, 2016
Quentin Groves had one of Auburn's 11 sacks in the 2005 Iron Bowl. RIP Q https://t.co/tsSAm8cOQH via @YouTube
— Bryan Matthews (@BMattAU) October 15, 2016
R.I.P., Quentin.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
