Football head coach at Cornell High dies after medical emergency on sidelines
Cornell High School head football coach Ed Dawson died after a medical emergency during a game Friday night, according to multiple media reports.
Statements by the athletic director, Bill Sacco, and superintendent, Aaron Thomas, to media outlets confirmed the news.
Dawson reportedly collapsed on the sideline during Friday’s game at Rochester in Beaver County. Dawson was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
The community is “heartbroken, crushed and in shock,” Thomas said in a statement.
According to TribLive, Sacco said Dawson informed an assistant coach he was not feeling well during the second quarter. He was given CPR by medical personnel after he lay down and then became unresponsive.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dawson was hired by the school district in 2011.
The Raiders were 3-5 entering Friday’s game and led Rochester 16-6 when Dawson collapsed. The game was not completed.
Cornell School District is located in Coraopolis.
