Jadon Robinson dies after crash near Yarmouth

Family and friends are remembering a 17-year-old football player who loved makingpeople laugh followinga car crash near Yarmouth, N.S.

Jadon Robinson died Saturday night in Halifax after sustaining head injuries earlier in the day, his uncleJeffPurdy said.

Robinson was theson of Acadia First Nation chief Deborah Robinson.

"His doctors said there's nothing more that they could do," said Purdy.

Everyonein the community knew Robinsonand enjoyed spending time with him, according tohis uncle.

"When he came around everybody lit up, there wasn't one person thatJadondidn't know, he touched everybody," he said.

Purdy, who is also a band councillor,sayscalls and messages have been pouring in from people across the province.

"The community is going to be very sad, it's going to take some time to heal."

Force of nature on the football field

Sports, especially football were a huge part of Robinson's life.

At about 6' 3"and 300 pounds,his coaches say he was a force of nature on the football field and one the nicest people you would ever meet.

"He was a great young man. He was tremendous to be around. He always wanted to make people smile and laugh," said Dave Van DenHeuvel, who coachedRobinson on the under 18 provincial football team.

Van Den Heuvelsays after hearing the news it was difficult going into work.

"He was full of energy. A very loyal personwho very much cared about his friends and teammates."

Steve Snyder, another coachat St. Francis Xavier University who worked with Robinson,said they used to have long conversations about cars and life.

"There was so much more to him then you think at first," he said.

"Things that he had been through and how he got to were he's at, he definitely didn't have the easy way. Kid was, just a good kid," said Snyder his voice cracking with emotion.

Paul Moore, head coach ofSir John A. MacDonald High Schoolin Upper Tantallon called him a "one of a kind person."

"His smile was as big as his six-foot-four, 325-pound frame. He was so well mannered and polite. He cared so much for his teammates, coaches and friends," said Moore in an email.

"I don't think I'll ever meet another kid like Jadon. I am blessed that I had the privilege to coach such a great young man. He made me smile every time I saw him."

Two teens released from hospital

There's no word yet on what caused the crash that killed Robinson.

RCMPsay thevehicle Robinsonwas driving failed to negotiate a sharpturn on Highway 304 near the community ofOvertonon Nova Scotia's South Shore.

The car left the road and landed in a pond around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Two passengers, ages 17 and 19, suffered minor injuries, and have been released from hospital.

Robinsonhad been airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax for treatment.

No funeral arrangements have been made yet.