AP’s Dave Martin Collapses, Dies, At Bowl Game

Veteran Associated Press photojournalist Dave Martin collapsed on the field at the conclusion of the Chick-fil-A Bowl Game at the Georgia Dome on New Year’s Eve. First responders and team medical staff began immediate and vigorous cardiopulmonary resuscit

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Texas A&M made an unlikely comeback in the game’s closing minutes to beat Duke, and shortly before Martin collapsed he made a fantastic photograph of A&M coach Kevin Sumlin being doused with a bucket of ice water by some of the Aggies players. Among his many photographic skills, Martin was renown for his uncanny ability to get end-of-game Gatorade dunk shots and the traditional coaches’ post-game mid-field handshake. After that watery shot Martin continued to shoot pictures and when he got near to the coaches’ handshake, he collapsed in the background.