After a frightening collapse at the Georgia Dome on Tuesday night, AP Photographer Dave Martin dies.
According to a report in USA Today, Martin was taking celebration shots after a win by Texas A&M over Duke. He collapsed in front of players and coaches and was immediately placed and a stretcher and given CPR. At Emory Hospital Midtown, they found that Martin, 59, had passed away. He had a heart attack.
AP Vice President And Director of Photography Santiago Lyon told the sports writers at Associated Press, ''Dave Martin was an excellent photojournalist, a consummate and dedicated professional and a wonderful person. Wherever his work took him he made many friends and will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.''
Martin joined AP as a staff photographer in 1983, and his 30 year career spanned coverage for Super Bowls, Olympics, Ryder Cups, as well as political conventions and conflicts in Iraq.
He is survived by his wife, Jamie Martin, and two children, Emily and Skip.
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