AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett, 20, dies after collapsing on sideline during season opener
A 20-year-old college football player in Missouri collapsed and died on the sideline minutes after scoring a touchdown in his team's season opener, leaving a campus, a family, and a community searching for answers. MicahJo Barnett, a junior running back at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, suffered a medical emergency on the team's sideline […] The post William Jewell running back MicahJo Barnett, 20, dies after collapsing on sideline during season opener appeared first on American Almanac .
A 20-year-old college football player in Missouri collapsed and died on the sideline minutes after scoring a touchdown in his team's season opener, leaving a campus, a family, and a community searching for answers. MicahJo Barnett, a junior running back at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, suffered a medical emergency on the team's sideline during Saturday's game against Fort Lewis College. AP News reported that Barnett had scored a 1-yard touchdown with 5:15 remaining in the first quarter, roughly 20 minutes before the emergency occurred. Medical personnel on-site responded immediately and transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The game was suspended. That night, mourners gathered on the William…Open