Zaevion Dobson

Football Player

Birthday June 28, 2000

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Knoxville, TN

DEATH DATE Dec 17, 2015 (15)

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About

High school football player who died after shielding three girls from gunfire during a random drive-by shooting in his neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Before Fame

He wore the number 24 at Fulton High School, playing for the Falcons.

Trivia

It was his dream to be a football player or a coach.

Family Life

His parents are Zenobia Dobson and Lionell Kimber. He had two brothers named Zackelyn Dobson and Markastin Taylor.

Associated With

Barack Obama tweeted from the POTUS account, "Zaevion Dobson died saving three friends from getting shot. He was a hero at 15. What's our excuse for not acting?"