Grant Wahl Biography – Age, Career, Cause Of Death And Net Worth

Grant Wahl was an American sportswriter and a football journalist.

Age

He was 49 years old.

Career

Grant Wahl was a journalist and a sport writer.

Wahl, 48, had also recently raised awareness on how the World Cup organizers no longer care about migrant workers dying.

Cause Of Death

Grant Wahl has died while covering the World Cup in Qatar, his family and US Soccer have said.

Mr Wahl, a former Sports Illustrated journalist who later moved to Substack, died while reporting the match between Argentina and the Netherlands, according to NPR.

US reporters sitting near him said he fell back in his seat during extra time, in a part of the stadium reserved for journalists.

They had called for assistance and, while emergency services responded very quickly, they were later told that Mr Wahl – believed to be 49 – had died.

No further details have been released about his death.

His wife Dr Celine Gounder thanked those who had “reached out tonight”, but added on Twitter: “I’m in complete shock”.

Net Worth

His estimated net worth is not available at the moment.