Michigan High School Icon Dies During Division 4 Playoff

Some coaches and announcers can be a pretty big deal at Michigan high schools. Sadly, a longtime football announcer collapses seconds before the end of the game.

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For some Michigan communities, high school sports sometimes provides the town's only source of entertainment. There is not a lot of money to be made for high school coaches, referees, and announcers, but many of these individuals become local celebrities.

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Many high school football coaches and announcers in many Michigan communities can often be with the program for decades and become such a part of the community. Some even become local icons garnering lots of love and respect from the families that attend the games.

Sadly, one of those local icons has passed away while doing what he loved most.

Announcer’s Sudden Death Stuns Crowd At High School Game

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Goodrich is a small town that is southeast of Flint and northwest of Detroit. It is a quiet community many of which work in the auto industry in the neighboring larger cities. High School Football is very important to the Goodrich community, especially when the team makes it to the Division 4 playoff games.

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According to WOOD TV, Goodrich High School football announcer Dan Sellers collapsed near the end of a playoff game seconds before the end of the game. Goodrich was playing against Dearborn Divine Child in Rochester Hills. Sellers, a retired teacher who served as the school’s home-game football and basketball announcer, was on the sidelines supporting the team on the road.

When Sellers fell to the ground, bystanders immediately attempted to help by performing CPR and using an automated external defibrillator until paramedics could arrive. When EMTS got there, they were able to get Sellers' pulse. Unfortunately, he passed away and a nearby hospital.

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Sellers was a lifelong supporter of the Goodrich community with many referring to him as a mentor, leader, and a true legend.

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