On New Year's Day nearly two years ago, Parker Kinney spent the day with Brian Lilly Jr. at picturesque Scripps Beach and realized his friend had become a shadow of his former self.
SAN FRANCISCO — On New Year's Day nearly two years ago, Parker Kinney spent the day with Brian Lilly Jr. at picturesque Scripps Beach in the San Diego area and realized his friend had become a shadow of his former self.
Kinney is convinced his friend had been pushed to the edge by verbal abuse from coach Geoff Bond. Lilly's parents feel the same way. The defense team for Bond, who coached at UC San Diego until last January, filed a motion to dismiss the Lillys' case. The defense said Bond hadn't seen Brian Lilly Jr. for the nine months prior to his death and that the coach reached out during the pandemic lockdown period to inquire whether Lilly would return to school in San Diego from the East Coast where he had been living.
Lilly family attorney Nicholas Lewis said Brian Lilly Jr. remained involved with the rowing program from home by attending the regular team video calls. "My whole thing right now is to give my son a voice," his father said."He was the ultimate underdog. He was a hero."Lewis said the teen briefly underwent in-patient treatment in July 2020 after experiencing what the attorney called psychotic and schizophrenic symptoms such as paranoia and disorganized thoughts before Lilly stabilized in a matter of days then continued outpatient therapy the rest of that year.
Some rowers who competed for Bond at UC San Diego have shared similar experiences, describing a culture in which Bond used crass and offensive language among other put-downs regularly uttered in front of athletes.
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