The 2-year-old son of former NFL star quarterback Randall Cunningham has died in what authorities called an apparent backyard hot tub accident.
The coroner’s office identified the child as Christian Cunningham, and Las Vegas police Officer Marcus Martin, said the death appeared to have been an accidental drowning, but authorities were still investigating.
Cunningham, 47, is an ordained minister and pastor of a church six blocks off Las Vegas Boulevard that he runs with his wife, Felicity. Christian Cunningham was the youngest of their four children.
Cunningham was out of town was called late Tuesday afternoon to his home in southeast Las Vegas after an adult at the house with several other children found the boy in the hot tub and began trying to resuscitate him.
The child was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
Cunningham, a fleet-footed quarterback, played for 16 years in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens. He was a Pro Bowl pick four times. He also starred at UNLV.
