EDDIE FRASIER

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A few dozen people were allowed to attend the funeral service of Dillard High School football coach Eddie Frasier on Friday in Broward. Family and friends held a service on Friday in Broward for Eddie Frasier, a beloved high school football coach. (Roy Ramos - Local 10 News)Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the social distancing guidelines limited the number of attendees at the Elijah Bell’s Worship Center in Lauderdale Lakes. Frasier died April 13. The three-hour tribute at 3750 N. State Rd.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rep. Alcee L. Hastings released a statement on Tuesday honoring the memory of the Dillard High School football coach who was found dead at his home. Hastings, who represents Florida’s 20th congressional district, which includes the school’s area, said he joins the many who are mourning the death of Eddie Frasier. “Coach Frasier was fiercely dedicated to the school & will be remembered for motivating students to succeed both on & off the field,” Hastings wrote. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office received notification of the 34-year-old head coach’s death on Monday and had yet to release information about his cause of death. “My heart goes out to his family, friends & the entire Dillard community during this time of great sadness,” Hastings wrote.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Eddie Frasier, head coach of the Dillard High School football team that reached the regional final this year, has died, Broward County authorities said Monday. “He brought this community back together,” said Casandra Robinson, the Dillard High School principal. Frasier earned the Broward County Coach of the Year Award and the Dolphins 2019 George F. Smith High School Coach of the Year Award. He was a nominee for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award. According to Broward County Public Schools, he started teaching at Dillard High School in 2009.