Kirk Urso honored by MLS Players Union
Kirk Urso (courtesy MLS)
Former Columbus Crew player Kirk Urso was a great person.
He was always great with the media, although soft-spoken. And he was a great teammate as the players have said in interviews.
Urso is still being honored even in death.
The Major League Soccer Players Union recently announced that it has pledged to donate a portion of its 2012 player fines to the KIRK URSO MEMORIAL FUND.
The Urso Fund supports research and programming focused on congenital heart defects and sudden cardiac arrest in youth.
The likable Urso passed away on August 5, 2012 due to a congenital heart defect at the age of 22 at the Ohio Health – Grant Medical Center, after playing in six games for the Crew in his rookie season.
Urso played collegiately at North Carolina.
