The University of Cincinnati has lost one of its top former athletes.
Rodrick "Rod" Monroe died of a heart attack at age 40 on Sunday in Houston, according to former UC basketball player Terry Nelson. Nelson is director of the Bearcats' "C" Club for athletic alumni letter winners.
"Sad to report that former Bearcat hoops/football player and Atlanta Falcon Rodrick Monroe has passed away," Nelson said via Instagram.
Nelson, in a text to The Enquirer, said that former UC assistant basketball coach Larry Harrison told him that Monroe was working out Sunday morning and collapsed in the weight room.