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Drew Williams, a Lane football player who was catastrophically injured during a game, dies at 30

Drew Williams, a star athlete at Lane who was paralyzed after suffering a catastrophic brain injury during a game in 2013, died on July 22. He was 30. Williams was a standout football and baseball player at Lane and a popular figure around the massive campus at Addison and Western. "He had this 'cat that swallowed the canary' smile," said Fred Proesel, who was Lane's head coach when Williams was playing. "He was a leader without seeking to be a leader just because of his personality." Jack…
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