Oakland football player dies after battle with cancer

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Sunday, November 24, 2019
Oakland football player dies after battle with cancer
Ramone Sanders, a Laney College Football player who was diagnosed with cancer, has died.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ramone Sanders, a Laney College football player who was diagnosed with cancer, has died.



Sanders died Friday at age 20.



Last November, while treating the defensive lineman for a broken leg, doctors discovered he had bone cancer.


Recently, the cancer spread to his lungs.



Sanders received an outpouring of support from classmates, teammates and strangers.

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