Tate Myre gave his life trying to save fellow students from the shooter at Oxford High

Buck Myre was searching for his son, Tate, at the Meijer, a staging area for survivors.

“I was walking with Buck and we couldn’t find Tate,” said JR Laefner, the public address announcer at Oxford football games and a Myre family friend, Detroit Free Press reported

Then, Buck Myre came to a realization.

“Buck looked right at me,” Laefner said, “and he said: ‘You know who would go take that guy out, right?’ ”

“I know,” Laefner said.

“I was told that everybody in that school was running one way, and Tate was running the other way,” his coach Ross Wingert said.

His actions saved students that day according to witnesses.

A glance at his twitter page is haunting and reflects the player he was, grateful and brave:

Tate Myre 2023Oxford High School- Class of 2023-RB/LB- 6’ 195 lbs GPA-3.9 225×8 40 yard dash- 4.44

Had a great time at the Toledo game yesterday. Thank you @RickyCicconeUT @ToledoFB for the invite!@ReggieWynns @TheD_Zone pic.twitter.com/VIDhtHWGPG

— Tate Myre (@TateMyre2023) November 28, 2021

Another haunting look at his profile page and videos show his passion for the sport and his team

An online petition to rename Oxford High stadium to Tate Myre had more than 100,000 signatures in no time.

Spent a heartbreaking day in Oxford, part of a @freep team writing about all the victims. Here's my story with @MickMcCabe1 on football star Tate Myre, a remarkable young man who lived a life of sacrifice. It's free. https://t.co/yClFiDr8dx via @freepsports @OxfordFootbalI

— Jeff Seidel (@seideljeff) December 2, 2021

Tate Myre died in the shootout as he tried to save his classmates.