Kelci Stringer advocates for heat safety in remembrance of Korey Stringer
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 31, 2026, 10:31 PM
Last updated Jul 31, 2026
Kelci Stringer continues her advocacy for heat stroke prevention on the 25th anniversary of her husband Korey Stringer's death. The Korey Stringer Institute, founded in 2010, has influenced 463 laws and policies nationwide to improve player safety. This summer's intense heat waves highlight the importance of these efforts, as NFL teams adjust practice times to mitigate risks. The Minnesota Vikings will honor Korey Stringer with a tribute before their training camp practice, showcasing the work done by the Institute in promoting heat safety for athletes and workers. Kelci Stringer emphasizes her mission is about life-saving measures rather than financial settlements.
- •Korey Stringer died from heat stroke on August 1, 2001.
- •The Korey Stringer Institute has expanded to 100 employees since its inception.
- •463 laws and policies related to heat safety have been enacted across all 50 states.
- •Vikings will honor Korey Stringer at training camp on August 1.
- •NFL teams are adapting to heat conditions during summer training camps.
- 10:31 PMYahoo Sports — Korey Stringer died from heat stroke 25 years ago. His widow has made prevention her life's mission
"The memory of losing her husband is so hauntingly clear 25 years later that Kelci Stringer could still draw a detailed picture of her hurried path to the hospital room where Korey Stringer died from exertional heat stroke. Having arrived in the middle of the night, she realized she was too late once she saw Vikings teammates Cris Carter and Randy Moss sobbing on the floor. For all that went tragically wrong at the beginning of that training camp in 2001 in Mankato, Minnesota, Kelci Stringer has since made a life mission of keeping others from such a preventable death.
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