GREENVILLE, S.C. — Former South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw is doing well.
The Flowery Branch standout released a video on Facebook Wednesday night, thanking all who helped him when he collapsed on the field while coaching his 9-year-old son’s football team in September.
“One month ago today, I had heroes and an army of prayer warriors that helped pull me through,” he said in the video. “During my son’s flag football game, I collapsed into sudden cardiac arrest, and off-duty firefighter Caleb Carter and off-duty police officer Zach Moore rushed to my aid without hesitation. They began to perform CPR for five minutes until an AED arrived, which gave me another chance at life.”
Shaw has launched an initiative called “Heart Huddle.”
“The truth is, less than 10% of people survive sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, and I feel convicted to do something about it, to help people be prepared to save a life, and that’s why I’m launching the Heart Huddle,” he said in the video. “It is a mission to purchase and place AEDs in areas of need, at rec department fields and middle school fields across communities in South Carolina.
Shaw was South Carolina’s starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013. He passed for 6,074 yards and ran for 1,683 while posting a 27-5 career record. He was inducted into the school’s athletics Hall of Fame in 2021.
He helped lead Flowery Branch to the Class 3A semifinals in 2009.
His brother, Jaybo Shaw, is the current head coach at Dawson County.
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