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High school football players dies from complications during ACL surgery
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A high school football player has passed away following complications during ACL surgery, according to a report.
WSPA reported that Nick Dixon, a high school football player, was undergoing ACL surgery and passed away from complications on Friday at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was just 18 years old.
Dixon died less than 24 hours after verbally committing to play at Wingate University, a Division II program. He was expected to play either defensive line or linebacker.
The superintendent of Dixon’s high school issued a statement:
“You can tell a lot about our young people with what they post on social media and if you take some time and look at his, all you will find is him encouraging different people,” said Dr. Booker via WSPA. “His last post – he posted something that said ‘not done yet.’ The was encouraging somebody back in November where he says ‘God always has a plan.’ I want all of us to take heart in Nick’s words that God always has a plan.”
Dixon’s final game was in the Shrine Bowl, a matchup between the top players from North Carolina and South Carolina.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB