Florida high school football player Chance Gainer dies after collapsing during game

Florida high school football player dies after collapsing during game a high school football player in Florida died after collapsing on the field during a Friday night game making him the seventh youth athlete playing the sport to die over the last month chance Gainer a senior cornerback at Port Saint Joe high school was less than a month removed from his 18th birthday when he passed out just before halftime during a game Friday against Liberty County High School in Bristol Florida according to NPR he'd been running toward a play that was developing on the other side of the field when he collapsed said Tim Davis Port Saint Joe's athletic director and vice principal he just went to the ground suddenly Davis said coaches sprinted onto the field then called for paramedics they brought gainor to the hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after The Talented player had been having a remarkable season so far he scored a 70 yard touchdown earlier in Friday's contest and had brought a kickoff return back 83 yards for a score last week the teams finished the game which Port Saint Joe won 28 to Z but then gainor's teammates were told of his death the scene was heartbreaking Davis said parents came down on the field to comfort their kids such a helpless feeling