High School Football Player Dies After Collapsing During Conditioning Work Out
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- St. Joseph's Prep Public Relations reported fifteen-year-old Ryan Gillyard passed away Saturday morning. He collapsed at the beginning of a training work out at a training facility at 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
The school released a statement saying, "The St. Joseph's Prep community is deeply saddened by the tragic death of our freshman Ryan Gillyard and our condolences go out to his parents and family. Ryan was a great person and someone we were proud to have as part of our community. We will do whatever we can to support his family and friends, especially the members of the freshman class and the football team of which he was a member, and our thoughts and prayers are with them all."
The school is providing grief counseling services all weekend and will have special programming on Monday for students, faculty and staff.
Ryan was a freshman from Upper Darby and member of the football team. The cause of death has not been determined.