Tylee Craft's impact remembered as UNC and Sumter honor his legacy

Posted Oct 17, 2024
Tylee Craft, a beloved UNC wide receiver and native of Sumter, has passed away at the age of 23 after a courageous battle with stage 4 lung cancer. Craft's mother, September, reflected on the importance of honoring her son's legacy. "I feel like he would have wanted us to be at the game. He wouldn’t want to have taken his last breath with me there." (WLTX)

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