Miami defensive tackle Bryan Pata was shot and killed on Tuesday November 7th. He was 22 years old. He had just left practice. He was three games away from ending his career at The U and embarking on one in the NFL; the ultimate dream for any college baller.
We are still numb to this news here. This doesn’t make sense. It’s not fair. I doesn’t even seem real.
Try to get it off your mind and you’ll only dwell on it more. Try to wrap your arms around it and prepare to come up empty. Yet another cruel blow delivered by the world we live in and in this case, there are no answers.
allCanesBlog.com will share our thoughts on Wednesday once we’ve had time to let this sink in.
Many fans and customers have written in regards to allCanes doing some sort of tribute to #95. We will discuss that in the coming days. We’ve commemorated and paid tribute to past fallen Canes and I can’t see any reason why we wouldn’t do the same for Bryan Pata.
More to come tomorrow. In the interim, please say a prayer for the family and friends of Bryan – as well as his University of Miami family. As if these kids haven’t been through enough during this nightmarish season. Losing games means little when you’ve just lost a brother.
Rest in peace, Bryan Pata.
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For those looking for more information on the tragic death of Bryan Pata, here are some links. We will add more as they become available:
Rest in peace, Bryan Pata – Dennis Dodd, CBS Sportsline
Death of Pata Ruled a Homicide – ESPN.com
Hurricanes Pata Shot, Killed – Herald.com
Tragedy reduces football issues to instant insignificance – Greg Cote, Miami Herald
University of Miami football Player shot, killed – Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel
Time For Tears – Omar Kelly’s Blog
Please make sure to comment on #95 and leave your thoughts below.
God be with him, his family, and the U of M.
horrible.
Rest in Peace, Bryan.
May he rest in peace. We will remembered him while he played at the U…
rest in peace,Bryan and god be with his family, the U and annyone who loved him
bryan was a good player at the U and a good person i love u, you will always stay in my heart
RIP #95. God bless him, his family and friends, and the entire UM family. -J
I am shocked and very saddened by this horrible news. Rest in peace Byran, you will be greatly missed and never forgotten.
R.I.P.
I’m soo sorry to hear this horrible news…
i wish your family the very best…
You was an GREAT player on the football and off the field…
u will be never forgotten…
#95 in mine heart forever<3
At a time in UM history when all of us have been so consumed with anger towards the current staff and the state of the program, this then is our wake up call that there are more important things in life than winning football games.
Brian will be forever missed by those who love him and hold him close to their hearts. For them I pray that you find some comfort in the coming days. For Brian I pray that you rest in peace in the House of the Lord.
JMG
Tampa
I LOVE YOU BROTHER , MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. FOR I SHALL NEVER FOGET YOU, KEVIN GIBBS, SHANE CURRY, JEROME BROWN, MARLiN BARNES, CHRIS CAMPBELL, AND AL BLADES. MY FALLEN BROTHERS.
Rest In Peace, Bryan and God bless you, as well as your family and friends. I pray that whoever is responsible is caught and brought to justice. You will not get away with this.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family members along with the entire community. He will be greatly missed. My heart goes out to his family and friends. R.I.P Bryan. I hope the coward or cowards are brought to justice.
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO BRAYN PATAS FAMILY.#95 WILL AWAYS BE A TRUE HURRICANE SOILDER
Rest in peace Bryan and may GOD hold you in his arms. My prayers go out to his family and friends. Forget about our record as football is not important right now and remember #95 as our friend, brother and a player of the “U”. The “U” stands for “UNITY” and this is what we need to do right now. GO CANES FOREVER AND RIP BRYAN!!!!
R.I.P. Bryan Pata, you will forever live in the heart and minds of The Hurricane Nation aswell as your family and friends.You will be dearly missed. May the lord bless your soul
R.I.P. Bryan.
R.I.P. Bryan Pata
you will be missed by The “U” Nation. God bless the Pata Family and friends. Justice will prevail.
Heaven Awaits Us All
You have lifted us up by your prayers of love.
Giving us the strength to see our blessings from above.
Heaven Awaits Us All…
Gone, for a moment never forgotten a second.
Words of your presence, to get us through tomorrow.
Inspiration from your smiles as we close our eyes,
In memory of the joy you have given us all.
Heaven Awaits Us All…
I know you see us as we struggle with your lost,
Still praying for us to make it through it all cost.
Feeling your words as they touch our minds and hearts,
As they rest on our soul while you rest in peace..
Heaven Awaits Us All…
Rest in Piece Bryan! This is a very unfortunate situation and it was so dumb this happend. It’s really really sad. My Prayers are with the family!
Zach Watkins
My thoughts and prayers go out to Bryan and all his family. This is a terrible tragedy. I can’t believe this has happened. Bryan was a great student, football player, and a great person. You will be missed Bryan, but never forgotten!
I’ve been a Cane fan for 20 yrs now. I was 15 when I watched my first game on T.V. I am not an alumni, never been to Miami, and only seen them play live once in the Peach Bowl last year. Which is why today as i turned on ESPN and saw that Bryan Pata had been shot and killed I felt a overwhelming sense of sorrow and sadness as if a close family member had passed. I could not understand why I felt so emotional about this young man I had only watched play. My wife came in the room and asked what was wrong, i told her one of my boys on the canes had been killed. I told her i did not know why I was so upset and shedding tears. She said to me,” because you love the Canes, I cared about the program, and i was a real fan.And she was right. Now more than ever our players, students and faculty need us the fans. I say OURS because i feel I am a member of the Miami family. Please support them through this hard time by being true and faithful. We all lost a friend not just a great player. God bless you players and students in your time of grief. Pray for Bryan’s mother and all his family.
#95 Rest In Peace
BRYAN, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THOUGH YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US SO SOON , GOD HAS GREAT PLANS FOR YOU MY BROTHER, THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES HOMIE!!!!! GO CANES FOREVER!!!!!
BRYAN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THOUGH YOU WERE TAKEN SO SOON, GOD HAS GREAT PLANS FOR YOU MY BROTHER!! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, AND GO CANES FOREVER!!!!!
Just as I was sitting down Tuesday night to rip UM for another pathetic loss to VT Saturday a breaking news story interupted the NIU/ Toledo “game”.Miami Defensive lineman Bryan Pata shot and killed!Killed??Suddenly football isn’t so important.Suddenly a 5-4 start isn’t so bad.Suddenly a scrub bowl game isn’t so devastating.Suddenly things come back into perspective.This is human life we are talking about not a game on a Saturday morning.This is a mother who will never see her son again not a fan whining about another loss.This is as real as it gets!!As I come to terms with the magnitude of this tragedy I can’t help but be ashamed of myself and many other Hurricane “fans”.I’ll admit it I was one of the many people in the OB Saturday night trashing the players and coaches from the sideline.I have ripped the team repeatedly for their poor performance on the field but now all of that seems so insignificant.We need to realize that these are 18,19 and 20 year old kids and many of them have never been equiped with the tools they need to cope with such a terrible loss.I encourage every true Hurricane fan to get behind this team.If you are able to travel to Maryland or Charlottsville VA get there and even if you can’t be there show your support wherever you might be.Wear a #95 jersey or wrist band or something to honor our fallen family member.Pack the seats of the OB on Thanksgiving night.Let these kids know we have their back!!Finally whether we win out or lose all three lets honor Bryan Pata by sticking by our team….GO CANES!!!
Caneiac1
P.S.:Bryan we’ll miss you and you’ll always be in the hearts of all Canes players and fans .RIP
god bless you brian you will always be remebered in THE U history, GO CANES
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