Drew Williams, a Lane football player who was catastrophically injured during a game, dies at 30
<p>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.</p><p>Williams was a standout football and baseball player at Lane and a popular figure around the massive campus at Addison and Western.</p><p>"He had this 'cat that swallowed the canary' smile," said Fred Proesel, who was Lane's head coach when Williams was playing.
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<p>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.</p><p>Williams was a standout football and baseball player at Lane and a popular figure around the massive campus at Addison and Western.</p><p>"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."</p><p>Jack McLaughlin, a year older than Williams, was Lane's quarterback when the latter was a junior,</p><p>"He was extremely sure of himself at the time and it was infectious," McLaughlin said. "It made you want to be around him.
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- <p>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.</p><p>Williams was a standout football and baseball player at Lane and a popular figure around the massive campus at Addison and Western.</p><p>"He had this 'cat that swallowed the canary' smile," said Fred Proesel, who was Lane's head coach when Williams was playing.
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