Halifax football prospect Marcellus Young Casario died after being transported to hospital following a sudden medical emergency at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Georgia.
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Marcellus Young Casario, a talented young football player from Halifax, Nova Scotia, has died while attending a boarding school in the United States.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Georgia said Casario died after being transported to hospital on Friday morning due to a sudden medical emergency.
Casario, listed at six-foot-six and 225 pounds, had recently committed to play football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs as a defensive lineman.
The school said Casario was expected to graduate from the boarding school in December and enroll at the university in January.
In a Facebook post, Casario’s coach, Derek White, said the player was “known for his relentless dedication, and his journey as a student-athlete was marked by hard work and a true brotherhood with his teammates,” adding that “he was everything a coach wants in a player.”
Casario’s school said his love of football began at a young age and was inspired by his father and grandfather.
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