Ironwood Daily Globe
Ironwood, Michigan
Monday, October 3, 1960
Crystal Falls Gridder Dies
Mark McKernan, 17, an Upper Peninsula high school athlete, died Saturday in a hospital here 16 hours after he collapsed when tackled during a football game.
McKernan, a senior and halfback at Crystal Falls High School, died of a ruptured blood vessel in the head. A medical examiner said the death was not believed to have been caused by a football injury.
McKernan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip McKernan, collapsed after he was tackled on an end run in the second quarter of Friday's Crystal Falls -L'Anse game. He never regained consciousness
Info provided by JM
Ironwood, Michigan
Monday, October 3, 1960
Crystal Falls Gridder Dies
Mark McKernan, 17, an Upper Peninsula high school athlete, died Saturday in a hospital here 16 hours after he collapsed when tackled during a football game.
McKernan, a senior and halfback at Crystal Falls High School, died of a ruptured blood vessel in the head. A medical examiner said the death was not believed to have been caused by a football injury.
McKernan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip McKernan, collapsed after he was tackled on an end run in the second quarter of Friday's Crystal Falls -L'Anse game. He never regained consciousness
Info provided by JM
Ironwood Daily Globe
Ironwood, Michigan
Monday, October 3, 1960
Crystal Falls Gridder Dies
Mark McKernan, 17, an Upper Peninsula high school athlete, died Saturday in a hospital here 16 hours after he collapsed when tackled during a football game.
McKernan, a senior and halfback at Crystal Falls High School, died of a ruptured blood vessel in the head. A medical examiner said the death was not believed to have been caused by a football injury.
McKernan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip McKernan, collapsed after he was tackled on an end run in the second quarter of Friday's Crystal Falls -L'Anse game. He never regained consciousness
Info provided by JM
Ironwood, Michigan
Monday, October 3, 1960
Crystal Falls Gridder Dies
Mark McKernan, 17, an Upper Peninsula high school athlete, died Saturday in a hospital here 16 hours after he collapsed when tackled during a football game.
McKernan, a senior and halfback at Crystal Falls High School, died of a ruptured blood vessel in the head. A medical examiner said the death was not believed to have been caused by a football injury.
McKernan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip McKernan, collapsed after he was tackled on an end run in the second quarter of Friday's Crystal Falls -L'Anse game. He never regained consciousness
Info provided by JM
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