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Iowa marching band member taken off life support after collapse in extreme heat

Members of the Hawkeye Marching Band perform before Iowa’s game against Minnesota at Kinnick Stadium in October 2025.
Members of the Hawkeye Marching Band perform before Iowa’s game against Minnesota at Kinnick Stadium in October 2025. Photograph: Icon Sportswire/Getty Images

A University of Iowa marching band member has been taken off life support after collapsing during extreme heat at the Hawkeyes’ season-opening football game on Saturday, his family said.

Derek Phillips, a third-year student from Dubuque, Iowa, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest shortly before the band was scheduled to perform its half-time show against Northern Illinois at Kinnick Stadium, according to a message posted to his Instagram account by his family.

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