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Rondale Moore, Former Purdue Star, Dies at 25

Rondale Moore, the 2018 All‑American Purdue receiver, died at 25 in a suspected self‑inflicted gunshot. His death came exactly ten years after he posted a pinned tweet.

Moore, a 2016 state‑champion basketball player from New Albany, joined Purdue in 2018 and set a team record for all‑purpose yards in his first game. He earned first‑team All‑American honors and the Paul Hornung Award before being drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in 2021.

He was found dead on Feb. 21, 2023, a suspected self‑inflicted gunshot. The news spread across social media, becoming one of Twitter’s most‑discussed topics in the country.