NFL Player Dies In Attempt To Rescue Drowning Children
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Joe Delaney was a rising star when his NFL career was cut short in a drowning accident back in 1983. Delaney was at a Louisiana park when he noticed three boys drowning in a nearby waterhole that was six feet deep and not intended for swimming.
Delaney dove to the rescue even though he didn’t know how to swim. Only one boy’s life was saved before Delaney succumbed to the water himself. Many witnessed the tragedy of Delaney’s efforts to save some children’s life at the cost of his own. The late NFL player was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Ronald Reagan.
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