Georgia high school to honor former player by naming field after him

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by Jeff Fisher

The Cobb County School Board has approved a new turf field for Lassiter High School that will carry the name of the late Philip Lutzenkirchen, who was a star at the school before going-on to become an All-SEC tight end at Auburn.  Lutzenkirchen was killed in June 2014 in a one-car crash in which both he and the driver were declared legally drunk.

Since Lutzenkirchen’s death, his father Mike has traveled the southeast talking to kids about making smart decisions.

The family also established the Lutzie 43 Foundation, which will fund the entire cost of the new turf field at Lassiter, according to al.com.

The new field at Frank Filmann Stadium will be known as “Lutzie 43 Field”.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.