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PROVO ? A Timpview High School football player has died due to a severe case of the flu, his coach said Saturday.
Parker Allred, a sophomore at the school, had been described as a healthy young man, and played football as well as water polo, according to a statement from Coach Bryan Hopkins.
Last week, Allred was overcome with a severe case of influenza and pneumonia, as well as a staph infection. He was life flighted to Primary Children's Hospital for treatment, Hopkins said
Nevertheless, he was overcome by the onslaught of illness, according to the coach.
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Parker Allred, a sophomore at the school, had been described as a healthy young man, and played football as well as water polo, according to a statement from Coach Bryan Hopkins.
Last week, Allred was overcome with a severe case of influenza and pneumonia, as well as a staph infection. He was life flighted to Primary Children's Hospital for treatment, Hopkins said
Nevertheless, he was overcome by the onslaught of illness, according to the coach.
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