William Jewell football player MicahJo Barnett dies after medical emergency @KMBC
William Jewell football player MicahJo Barnett dies after medical emergency @KMBC
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
MicahJo Barnett, a football player at William Jewell College, has died, according to a post from the school's athletics website.

The post comes as the football team's Saturday game was suspended after a medical emergency on the William Jewell sideline. It did not say how Barnett died.

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William Jewell football player MicahJo Barnett dies after medical emergency

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