From San Francisco Weekly:
The hospital bills for Mark McGovern, the 22-year-old Gaelic football player who suffered a major brain injury, have reached more than $1 million — and his family needs help. The McGoverns are planning a benefit for their son on Sept. 6, to collect as much money as possible for the Irish athlete.
McGovern was critically injured during a match on Treasure Island in an off-the-ball fracas. He was in a coma for five weeks before waking up earlier this month. He has been showing improvement ever since.
His family created a website where people can donate and learn more about upcoming fundraisers and events for his rehabilitation.
McGovern had come to San Francisco with friends this summer to play for the Ulster San Francisco club. He was playing a match on July 25 when he fell to the ground and began having seizures. Witnesses say he was nowhere near the ball when he fell, and that they saw Celts players standing over him. One of them was heard saying, “You won’t get up from that.”
Police identified 27-year-old Patrick Power, a Celts player, as a person of interest in the incident, but no arrests have been made.
For more information, go to www.support4markmcgovern.com.
Coma footballer is $1 million in debt in San Francisco [Irish Times]