Ulster legend Stephen Ferris remembers John McCall as a young man with 'the world at his feet' on the 20th anniversary of the Ireland U19 star's death.
The Schools' Cup winning captain died on the pitch representing Ireland under-19s in South Africa 20 years ago.
"At that stage, nobody had an idea. It was the most bizarre half-time. Allen Clarke was the forwards coach and he said something that will stick with me forever. "We were told on the pitch that John had died. Literally the final whistle went, we got into a huddle, and we were told. I remember just falling to my knees and burying my head into the turf, balling my eyes out like a three-year-old.
The anniversary of McCall's passing, and memories of other team-mates or colleagues lost in tragic circumstances, offers Ferris a reminder. " someone who was fine, fit and healthy. It just shows that you've got to enjoy your life while you have it. He's a perfect example that if you don't, you could have regrets.McCall's death came only weeks after he had lifted the Schools' Cup with Royal School Armagh, captaining the side to victory over Campbell College in the final at Ravenhill on St. Patrick's Day 2004.
"The summer before we went to South Africa and Namibia on tour. The locals hadn't seen anyone with red hair before so he was the centre of attention.McCall's death, which followed on so quickly from that of Tyrone GAA's All-Ireland winner Cormac McAnallen the same month, brought the issue of sudden cardiac death in the young and otherwise fit to far greater prominence.
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