High school senior Malik Sparkman's dying wish was fulfilled on Sunday as his teammates carried his coffin through the stadium tunnel at Coffee County High School in Douglas, Georgia. It was the same tunnel he once ran through before the school's football games.

Sadly, the 18-year-old senior lost his battle with kidney cancer last week, but before he died, he asked his teammates to carry his coffin through the tunnel one last time. According to WSB-TV, more than 500 friends and family members showed up to pay their respects.

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"He always said he wasn't ever gonna give up and God has him,” Tia Williams, Sparkman's girlfriend, told WSB. “He was a fighter."

When asked about Sparkman's teammates, Williams said, "They're hanging in there as a team. It brought their team closer. They're strong. They did take it hard at the funeral, but they know he's not suffering anymore."

"He always said he wasn't ever gonna give up and God has him,” Tia Williams said of her boyfriend. “He was a fighter."(Credit: WSB-TV) Posted by KTLA 5 News on Thursday, May 28, 2015

Sparkman, who was a linebacker for the Coffee County Trojans, was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year. He was being recruited by Florida State and was supposed to graduate this year.

The team has additional plans to honor Sparkman during next year's season.