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Wes Leonard in Fennville Hall of Fame
16-year-old athlete died nearly one year ago
Updated: Friday, 10 Feb 2012, 11:51 PM EST
Published : Friday, 10 Feb 2012, 10:19 PM EST
FENNVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) - Nearly one year ago, 16-year-old Fennville basketball player Wes Leonard collapsed after hitting a game-winning shot. Now he's in their Hall of Fame.
Leonard died of a heart attack caused by an enlarged heart.
On Friday, his community honored his life.
A ceremony was held at mid-court before the varsity high school game. Leonard's family, coaches and teammates were there as his jersey number was raised to the rafters and he was inducted into the Fennville Hall of Fame.
Head coach Ryan Klingler said the honor for Leonard is very much deserved.
"There's no doubt in my mind already he was one of the best athletes, kids that I've ever coached," said Klingler earlier in the week. "He was definitely going to be a Hall-of-Famer at some point."
The Wes Leonard Heart Team is making progress with its goal of getting an automatic external defibrillator -- a device that could have potentially saved Leonard's life -- in every school in the state.
So far, the foundation has donated about 30 AEDs to area schools.
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