SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Charlie Wedemeyer, a high school coach who inspired others with his long-term battle against Lou Gehrig’s disease, has died at age 64.
His wife, Lucy, says he passed away Thursday morning in a San Jose hospital surrounded by family and friends.
Wedemeyer was a high school sports star in Hawaii before attending Michigan State University on a football scholarship.
He later became a teacher and football coach at Los Gatos High School in northern California.