UNC player Tylee Craft dies at 23 of lung cancer; teammate scores touchdown wearing his jersey - News Summed Up

UNC player Tylee Craft dies at 23 of lung cancer; teammate scores touchdown wearing his jersey


Earlier this week, members of North Carolina’s football team visited teammate Tylee Craft, who was transferred to hospice care amid his battle with lung cancer. During the game, Tar Heel receiver J.J. Jones scored a touchdown while wearing Craft’s jersey. After its game against Georgia Tech, the team found out Craft had died earlier in the day at the age of 23. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM“We just heard that we lost Tylee Craft this morning,” an emotional Mack Brown said after the game, wearing a “Tylee Strong” shirt. Brown announced the school’s nutrition center would be named after Craft, and officials had told Craft before he died.


Source: Fox News October 13, 2024 11:17 UTC



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