Former high school football star and Michigan Wolverines fan Dametrius “Meechie” Walker died Friday.
Former high school football star and Michigan Wolverines fan Dametrius “Meechie” Walker died Friday after a two-year battle with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer,Walker played high school football at Muskegon High School in Muskegon, Michigan and played defensive end. He got scholarship offers from the likes of Kentucky and Michigan State.“The team, the coaching staff, just the way they did things,” Walker told ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski in October.
“The way they carry themselves, I just love that about them.”He underwent surgery and nine months of chemotherapy, but in 2021, cancer returned. In April 2021, the tumor had grown too large and doctors amputated his left leg. Despite removing the tumor and his leg, cancer continued to spread.We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Dametrius Walker. Meechie was an inspiration to every member of our program and the Michigan family as a whole. He will be missed by so many.
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