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Galesburg Wrestling Coach Dies During Weekend Race

The Galesburg High School wrestling coach died while running in a race over the weekend.  Forty-one-year-old John Chapman was participating in the Quad City Times Bix 7 with his wife Saturday.  He collapsed during the sixth mile of the race.  He died of an apparent heart attack and was unresponsive when EMS teams arrived.  This is the third death on record during the Bix race history.  Chapman was the wrestling coach at Galesburg High School.  He has two children.

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