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Once a cardinal, always a cardinal

Community mourns death of Columbus football player
Once a cardinal, always a cardinal
Aleks Medrano points to the sky as he runs on to the field for the Columbus Cardinals.

Author: Courtesy Photo

Source: Courtesy Photo

The Columbus community is mourning the death of a Cardinal football player after the player succumbed to an illness Wednesday night, Oct. 2.

Aleks Medrano, 17, died at Texas Children’s Hospital after a heroic fight for his life. 

Medrano was a senior at Columbus high school and a defensive end and offensive lineman for the Columbus Cardinals. 

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