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South Alabama player Mostella dies in car accident

June 15, 2010

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A University of South Alabama football team captain, Anthony Mostella of Oneonta, has died in a one-vehicle accident in St. Clair County.

The death of the 22-year-old Mostella was announced by the university in Mobile on Monday.

Mostella was voted a team captain at the conclusion of the Jaguars' inaugural football season last fall. He rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns, and made seven tackles on special teams coverage.

A transfer from Birmingham-Southern, he sat out the 2008 season and was set to enter his final season of eligibility in the fall.

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