Chaz Lowery is a lifesaver in the truest sense. In the football sense, he hopes to bring new life to the East Carolina Pirates.

Just a redshirt freshman at ECU, Lowery knows pressure on a level that most of his teammates and classmates could not comprehend. Before he came to college, Lowery was witness to some life-changing events as a high school student, a volunteer rescue squad member and a teenager with remarkable motivation.

The Virginia Beach, Va., native — who during his senior season at Ocean Lakes High School organized an annual event in honor of his late father — has a perspective on life that few do.

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