Greg Montgomery apparently passed away

RIP. I read it on Rivals, they are saying it is on Mark Nichols FB page. I guess he suffered from some mental issues and this was apparently a suicide. Just wanted you guys to know as I haven't seen it mentioned here. Sad.

RIP. I only remember him for his prodigious leg. I found this article from 2007 and learned a bit more.

Where are they now? -- Greg Montgomery

WTF? Helluva Spartan. He was a big contributor on teams that brought a lot of smiles to EL. RIP.

Damn, that is sad. Very upsetting to see this I remember seeing him play as a kid.

That sucks. RIP.

I met Greg Montgomery's parents several years ago.  His father had said Greg had developed physical problems related to punting (and punting at practice) that forced him to retire earlier than his son had intended. He also alluded to adjusting to life after football was a challenge to go from football to an outside job.

Montgomery's death was posted on the RCMB by a mutual aquaintance and then this was posted by a new poster:

I've been Greg's friend since Kindergarten. Greg has been taking care of my home living there. He is gone. He is at Peace now. Yes Greg did take his own life. That's all I can say about it. He loved all you guys who knew and played with him. His Bi-Polar did overcome his mind. He has been coaching pvt students from kids to college lol. He was good. As Monty would say "It's all good". My condolences to everyone here who had a connection with him. Peace always"

Here's a link to a Baltimore Sun article about Montgomery and his struggles with being bipolar from 1997.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-12-18-1997352066-story.html

I know and have known people including a close relative who struggle with bipolar disorder..  If you seek treatment it can be  better while others (unfortunately including the relative) opt not to be treated because they don't like medication side effects, are willing to trade off the horrendous depression lows for the euphoria they get from the highs or they just get tired of the routine of the required constant treatment.

Greg Mongomery was in his 50's.  His bipolar disorder had been diagnosed when he was in his 30's.  It would appear that he couldn't face the lows any more although he was getting some help and was interacting with people thru tutoring thru his knowledge of punting. That's a tragedy for his family and friends.

I have to wonder if any of his problems were related CTE.  Obviously he was diagnosed as bipolar, but that diagnosis was before CTE was linked to football.  I realize that Montgomery was a punter, but he was a linebacker in HS.

Thanks for sharing GR Spartan. May he Rest In Peace.

RIP. CTE?

Only time I remember it was kind of cool not making a first down. Was anybody at his 86 yard punt?