COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. — A south Georgia football team paid a special tribute to a teen who lost his battle with cancer.
Family, friends and other high school students said their final goodbyes to Malik Sparkman at the Coffee County High School football stadium over the weekend.
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As a special honor for Malik, his fellow football players carried their friend and teammate across the field one last time.
More than 500 people showed up to say a final farewell to the teen.
According to the Coffee County Police Scanner, a Facebook blog, teammates held their heads high until a video of Malik played. The teens could not hold back their tears.
The high school junior would have graduated next year.
This article was written by Channel 11's sister station WSB-TV in Atlanta.
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