Memorial flag football game held for 10-year-old killed in Fresno crash

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Family and friends of 10-year-old Corday Brown celebrated his life with something he loved.

Kids from Edison Bethune Charter Academy and Sunset Elementary played a flag football game, but the final score didn’t matter – what did matter was the crowd of people that supported Corday Brown’s family.

“I was like, I love this right here. This is all love. This is all the love and support from everybody that knew him and that don’t even know him,” Corday’s father, Cortney Brown, said. 

It’s been a hard few days for Corday Brown’s family and friends. Brown was hit and killed by a truck in Southwest Fresno Sunday. 

“Me and all of my children, we can’t believe it. Corday was one of a kind,” Brown said.

To help with the grieving process, Corday’s school, Edison Bethune, organized a memorial flag football game.

“We spoke to his dad to see if it would be okay if we held a game in his honor. He said that his son would have loved to have had this game, and so we decided to go ahead with it,” School Counselor Marty Solis said.

Before the first snap, school leaders shared stories about Corday and held a moment of silence. The silence was broken when Cortney was presented with his son’s framed football jersey. Cortney was lost for words describing that moment.

“This is a lot. It’s big,” Brown said.

Many of Corday’s friends are experiencing grief for the first time.

“It was hard to see him on the news that he passed away. We have a strong friendship,” Corday’s friend Prynce Goodwin said.

Goodwin was one of Corday’s many friends who took a marker and wrote a message on their arms before the game.

“LLC five stands for Long Live Corday. When somebody dies, you have to be strong and just fight through it,” Goodwin said.

Corday’s dad is glad his son was remembered with a game he loved the most.

“He used to go practice with Edison, too, before the season started. Everybody just loved him. So this was real, real nice,” Brown said.

One of Corday’s counselors shared a story about him wanting to become a fashion designer. Corday created a design that his counselor saved, printed, framed, and gifted to his dad. You can help Corday’s family by donating to his father’s Cash App at $Yoocb.