The funeral of former football player Everman, who was paralyzed during a state title match in 2002.

EVERMAN, Texas. Friends and family gathered Saturday in Everman to mourn the loss of Cory Fulbright, a former football player paralyzed during a high school game 20 years ago.

In 2002, when Fulbright was 17 years old, he broke his neck and suffered a spinal cord injury after hitting in the 2002 UIL 3A state championship game.

Twenty years later, Fulbright was hospitalized after his lungs collapsed while fighting pneumonia.

He died on February 8 at the age of 37.

Fulbright’s funeral was held Saturday at Everman High School. The community also honored Fulbright with a hot air balloon launch at Everman’s Johnson Park.

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