A Port St. Joe High School honors student died this week after collapsing on the field during an away football game.
18-year-old Chance Gainer collapsed Friday night while he played against Liberty County High School.
Paramedics rushed to help Gainer who had no pulse, Gulf County Schools Superintendent Jim Norton said.
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They ultimately detected a pulse as they put Gainer into an ambulance. The teen was pronounced dead shortly later at Blountstown Hospital.
Norton described Gainer as an athlete with “world-class speed” but more importantly with “a world-class personality.”
Gainer, who also had a grade point average better than 4.0, recently visited Vanderbilt University where he planned to attend college.
