Wes Leonard Tragedy Brings Back Horrific Memories Of Hank Gathers
In a sad and tragic turn of events, Wes Leonard, a high school basketball player from Michigan, hit a game-winning shot for his Fennville team, which allowed them to finish the season with a perfect 20-0 record, but as fans and teammates were rushing the court to celebrate Leonard collapsed to the floor and died.
Leonard had no history of illness or anything that would lead you to believe such an awful thing would happen to someone who was just entering the prime of his life.
This situation is similar to the Hank Gathers tragedy at Loyola Marymount in 1989-90. Gathers was one of the leaders, along with Bo Kimble, on that exciting team. They scored a ton of points every game, and they made you tune in because you knew you would see something that you
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