From The Horrible and Ironic Ways To Die Department:

The Memphis Flyer: Logan Young’s Death An Accident

Logan Young’s death is now believed to be the result of an accidental fall down his stairs, Memphis Police announced in a press conference this afternoon.

“Based on our findings, the cause and manner of Logan Young’s death has been determined as blunt force trauma to the head, apparently accidental,” said Memphis police director Larry Godwin.

Homicide director Joe Scott recounted the theory of what happened to Young late Monday night using a sketched layout of his home.

According to Scott, Young had was heading up the stairs with a bowl of salad and a soda or juice drink when he lost his balance and fell backwards, hitting his head on a wrought-iron stair post at the bottom of the stairs.

He said Young lay bleeding in the foyer at the bottom of his stairs, probably unconscious, for “some time.” When he regained consciousness, he headed to the kitchen where he retrieved a hand towel from the sink. Then he headed back upstairs to the bathroom located in his bedroom.

“We feel like he spent quite some time here. There’s a pooling of blood on a newspaper and in the toilet. There’s diluted blood on the floor,” said Scott.

Blood-soaked towels were also found in the bathroom. Scott said he moved from the bathroom to his bed. From the bed, he reached for the telephone, leaving a blood smear on the receiver. But before any call was made, Young fell into the floor where his body was discovered by a housekeeper the following morning.

Scott said the scene was originally investigated as a homicide because “everything’s a homicide until we prove it.” He said all doors were locked from the inside and Young’s checkbook and money were undisturbed.

Still, this was a better way to go than was originally suspected:

WAAY 31: Logan Young Murder Investigation
The investigation into the murder of a former Alabama booster who was convicted in a recruiting scandal is now in the hands of a medical examiner. 65-year-old Logan Young was found dead at his Memphis home Tuesday. No arrests have been made and no suspects named. His lawyer says Logan Young III was questioned by investigators Tuesday night, but the son denies any involvement in his father's death.