Former UNLV RB David Peeples dead at 29

Former UNLV running back David Peeples died Wednesday according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He was 29.

Peeples, a Las Vegas native, died at Mountain View Hospital with the cause of death “yet to be determined.”

Peeples, the Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year in 2003, enrolled at UNLV in 2004 after a decorated career at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas. He rushed for 3,334 yards and 30 scores in his high school career, but his time at UNLV was marred with injury.

UNLV Sports Information Director Mark Wallington and Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a Las Vegas native, paid tribute to Peeples on Twitter.

#RIP former @unlvfootball RB David Peeples, who lettered for the Rebels 2005-08. D-Peeps was good people. http://ift.tt/1LS5lyk

— Mark Wallington (@UNLVFBSID) February 26, 2015

Unexpected death makes you pause and look at life for what it really is.. RIP David Peeples

— Brandon Marshall (@BMarshh54) February 26, 2015

Overall, in parts of four seasons, Peeples rushed for 566 yards and eight touchdowns as a Rebel.

For more UNLV news, visit Rebel-Net.com.

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