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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Sep 6, 2024, 02:21 AM Sep 6

Southern California high school football player dies from injuries suffered in game

Southern California high school football player dies from injuries suffered in game

Austin Turner
11 hours ago

A 16-year-old Los Angeles County boy has died nearly two weeks after suffering a major injury in a high school football game, according to reports.

The boy, identified in an online fundraiser as Christopher Garcia, was a junior at South East High School in South Gate. The news was first reported by Los Angeles Times high school sports columnist Eric Sondheimer.

Garcia was injured while playing in a junior varsity game on Aug. 23, and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. … The online fundraiser, written by a person claiming to be the friend of Garcia’s sister, said that he suffered a brain injury in the game.


Christopher Garcia, 16, died from injuries suffered in an Aug. 23 high school football game. He was a junior at South East High School in South Gate. (GoFundMe)

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According to Sonheimer, two medical staff members were on site at the time of Garcia’s injury, which is required by the Los Angeles Unified School District. … Garcia’s death is the 11th resulting from middle and high school football injuries this year, according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury.
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Southern California high school football player dies from injuries suffered in game (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 6 OP
Why does anyone let their kid play football? Oh, maybe a scholarship. And don't forget the opportunity to be a hero. 3Hotdogs Sep 6 #1

3Hotdogs

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1. Why does anyone let their kid play football? Oh, maybe a scholarship. And don't forget the opportunity to be a hero.
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 07:31 AM
Sep 6

20 years or so, ago, the deaths weren't publicized.......

1957: Kid in my class died at football practice. There wasn't much said about it.

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