Spartanburg High School Senior Nick Dixon died on Friday afternoon at Spartanburg Medical Center from complications during a routine surgery to repair his ACL and meniscus, the Spartansburg school district confirmed in a post.
The multi-purpose player earned a scholarship to Wingate University, a school located southeast of Charlotte, N.C., and committed to the school the night before his death, WLTX reported.
“I’m broken-hearted that I’m not going to shake his hand in May and give him that diploma,” Superintendent Dr. Russell Booker told the news station.
Dixon played linebacker, defensive line and running back for the his high school football team.