Who is Kavan Markwood, MLB fan who fell 21 feet during Pirates vs Cubs game

Kavan Markwood has been identified as the fan who fell fron an outfield wall at PNC Park during the Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs game on Wednesday. The 20-year-old is a former college football player. A spokesperson for the South Allegheny School District, where Markwood played, confirmed his identity to TribLive on Thursday.

Markwood is currently critical.

“Everyone at South Allegheny would say he is a hard-working, highly resilient young man. He’s a fighter. He’s going to need that resiliency now. But he has it. He’s touched a lot of lives at South Allegheny. We’re a small community. He’s a household name here. Everyone knows him,” district spokeswoman Laura Thomson told TribLive.