IF GOD HAS TO TAKE THE LIFE OF ONE SOLDIER TO CREATe HUNDREDS HE WILL.. MAN SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE GAVE THEIR LIVES TO GOD BECAUSE TEEDER'S DEATH INSPIRED THEM TO. HIS LIFE AND HIS DEATH TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE.EVEN PEOPLE THAT DIDNT KNOW HIM WERE MOVED. I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN AND FROM NOW ON IM PUTTING MY ALL INTO EVERYTHING I DO. HE DIED SO THAT OTHERS COULD LIVE. WHEN GOD CLOSED HIS EYES HE OPENED HUNDREDS MORE. TODD LAMAR CASSEL "TEEDER" DOXEY JR. I LOVE YOU AND WILL SEE YOU AGAIN. PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR US.
HE IS LEGEND
REST IN PARADISE BABE [MARCH.4.1989 - JULY.13.2008]
"IVE GOT GOD ON MY SIDE" - TODD DOXEY
You and jAYDEE always said that one of you had to make it to the pros and whoever it was had to take care of the other one for the rest of their lives. like jaydee said. on july 13 you were the first round pic and GOD called out TODD DOXEY..and added your name to the roster. you made it TEEDER.
A FALLEN ANGEL..
i try to remember that the LORD is building an empire and he needs GREAT SOLDIERS.. i know that when you get to the gate GOD is going to put his hands on you and say.. JOB WELL DONE.. you werent taken away..you were sent here to do a task...touch hearts and influence others you accomplished it and GOD called you home. like everything else you aced your final exam. I LOVE YOU TEETER
Football player drowned in swimming accident
By Steve Brand
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
July 15, 2008
On a wall inside the Hoover High gymnasium is Todd Doxey's retired No. 9 football jersey.
It's a larger-than-life symbol of how much he meant to the Cardinals' program and how high in esteem he is held at the school.
For now, though, there is mostly shock and sadness after Doxey died Sunday in a swimming accident on the McKenzie River, 15 minutes from the University of Oregon campus where he was expected to be a major contributor for the Ducks' football program this year.
Doxey, 19, and several teammates intended to float down the river on inner tubes, but he and a few others opted to jump into the river from the Marcola Road Bridge, according to Lane County Sheriff's reports.
He apparently was one of the last to take the 25-to 30-foot leap and started swimming across the current. Witnesses said he suddenly appeared to be in distress and had trouble staying above the cold water.
Individuals in a fishing boat coming down the river were able to pull Doxey from the water, but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died three hours later.
In 20 years, he's the best I've ever coached; no one else is even close, Hoover football coach Mike Wright said of the versatile Doxey, who played primarily defensive back and wide receiver.
They say a player and person comes along like Todd every 10 years, but I don't know if I'll ever coach another kid like him. Not only did he have athletic ability, but he was a leader and was mature beyond his years. Teams would change game plans because of Todd.
Doxey ranks No. 2 in the San Diego Section for career receiving yards at 2,669, but it was his abilities as a defensive back that attracted offers from numerous Division I programs.
He led Hoover to a 9-3 record in his senior year, picking off six passes to go with close to 100 tackles, according to Wright.
The 6-foot-2 Doxey figured to back up returning Pac-10 first-team player Patrick Chung at free safety as well as participate on special teams for the Ducks after redshirting his freshman season.
Any time a young man or woman dies, it is a tragedy, Oregon head football coach Mike Bellotti said in a release. I understand that people did everything they could the paramedics, the ambulance, the doctors and the players who were there.
It's obviously a very helpless feeling for me not to be there.
The feeling of loss was echoed by former teammate Corey Trisby and Cardinals basketball coach Ollie Goulston.
He taught me how to have patience, said Trisby, who like Doxey the year before was named the high school City Athlete of the Year for 2008.
My first year I wanted to play safety, but Todd was already there. He told me they needed me on defense, so I played cornerback. I'm certain if not for Todd, I would never be going to college (UTEP) because I threw the ball to him 98 percent of the time my junior year.
The two also combined with guard JayDee Luster to lead the Cardinals to their first section basketball title in 44 years, in 2006.
Todd was such a high-quality person, the whole community is hurting, said Goulston. I knew Todd since he was 4 and he played on my teams since he was 10, so he was like one of my own children. To have a freakish thing like this happen, you question the reason.
I just spoke to him a couple of days ago and he was so upbeat. He was a positive influence on everyone. Todd, JayDee and Mark Hall (who played on the basketball team when Doxey was a freshman and died in an auto accident 22 months ago) helped rebuild Hoover athletics.
I'm just not sure I even want to coach anymore we're all shattered.
Wright said Doxey will not be forgotten.
Todd will be remembered here forever, Wright said. We'll make sure of that.
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