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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, August 20, 1998
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Two high school football players dead after heat-related incidents
Temperatures at practices had reached 102 degrees
The Associated Press
WICHITA — Two high school football players collapsed and died after practices in sweltering weather at separate schools in neighboring south-central Kansas communities.
Robert Alexander Barrett, 17, collapsed Monday while walking to the locker room after the morning workout at Witcha Southeast High School, his mother said. He died Tuesday at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus.
In Towanda, a 15-year-old sophomore collapsed after practice Monday at Circle High School, superintendent Dale Rawson said. The boy, whose name had not been released yesterday at his family's request, died Tuesday night at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
A hospital spokeswoman said yesterday the death was heat-related but would not give any other details.
Monday was the first day of practice at both schools. The temperature for the Wichita
are reached for degrees monthly:
Circle has suspended all football practices indefinitely, district spokeswoman Eliese Holt said.
area reached 102 degrees Monday.
Barrett, who went by Alex and was called "Chief" by his friends, had played in the band his first three years at Wichita Southeast High School, but his mother said football was something he always wanted to do.
"We talked about it and talked about it." said Barrett's mother, Frances. "He just knew he'd be good at it. Alex dedicates himself, and he does not back out of it."
A cause of death has not been determined. On Monday at 7:45 a.m., Alex — a 5-foot-10, 278-pound aspiring offensive lineman — joined his teammates in a helmet, T-shirt and shorts. State athletic rules prohibit use of pads during the first three days of practice. During the workout, Alex told coach Dan Johnson he did not feel well, his mother said.
Johnson, she said, told him to get some water, and Alex continued to practice. Some time after 10 a.m., she said, as he walked to the locker room, Alex's legs wobbled and he collapsed.
At the hospital, Alex was joined by Southeast's coaches and athletic director as well as school board President Chip Gramke, Southeast Principal Barbara Mohne and Superintendent Winston Brooks.
"I first and foremost feel the deepest sympathy for the family, but I also share a deep amount of sympathy for the football staff and his teammates."
Winston Brooks
Superintendent
Monday evening, his kidneys were shutting down and his heart had to be restarted. Family members said he died about 10 a.m. Tuesday.
"I first and foremost feel the deepest sympathy for the family, but I also share a deep amount of sympathy for the football staff and his teammates." Brooks said.
School board members defended Johnson. Gramke said the coach gave players plenty of water breaks and did not allow them to work-out unless they had a physical.
"You can drive as safely as you can, but sometimes there is going to be an accident," Gramke said.
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