His Buckeyes teammates included offensive tackle Orlando Pace and running backs Eddie George and Robert Smith.

[5] As a professional player, Stringer was well-liked inside the locker room and out; after a Vikings game, he stopped to help a fan change a flat tire, and he impulsively signed over his Pro Bowl appearance check to a youth football program in his hometown of Warren.

[6] Stringer suffered from heat stroke on the second day of the Vikings 2001 preseason training camp and died on August 1, 2001, as a result of complications.

[10] The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MNOSHA) investigated Stringer's death[11] and cleared the Vikings of responsibility on November 1, 2001.

[12] The Vice President of the Vikings, Mike Kelly, met with MNOSHA officials along with the team's athletic trainer and equipment manager.

[citation needed] Korey's wife Kelci worked to establish an exertional heat stroke prevention institute to honor her husband's legacy.

KSI stems from the 2009 settlement, with Kelci Stringer teaming up with EHS expert, Dr. Douglas Casa, from the University of Connecticut, and the NFL.

The mission of the Korey Stringer Institute is to provide research, education, advocacy and consultation to maximize performance, optimize safety and prevent sudden death for the athlete, warfighter and laborer.

[citation needed] On the 20th anniversary of his stroke, Korey's brother, Kevin, said "Any time there is a major change in how society does things, it's typically because somebody died or got hurt in some way, shape or form.