Nbcdfw iconNbcdfwSep 18, 2026 ~1 min source read

Family rallies around beloved Marcus coach in fight against rare disease

For decades, football coach Kevin Atkinson helped shape young athletes and build teams at Marcus High School in Flower Mound. Now, his family is rallying around him as he faces a rare brain disease that has taken away many of the things he once did for himself.

Family rallies around beloved Marcus coach in fight against rare disease
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For decades, football coach Kevin Atkinson helped shape young athletes and build teams at Marcus High School in Flower Mound.

Now, his family is rallying around him as he faces a rare brain disease that has taken away many of the things he once did for himself.

Since then, his family has largely remained private while navigating his diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP.

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For decades, football coach Kevin Atkinson helped shape young athletes and build teams at Marcus High School in Flower Mound. Now, his family is rallying around him as he faces a rare brain disease that has taken away many of the things he once did for himself. Since then, his family has largely remained private while navigating his diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP.

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  • His children, Colton and Lexi, described their father as selfless and tough — a coach whose commitment to his players was part of who he was.
  • "I was born on a Wednesday and that Friday, my dad was at a game coaching," said his daughter Lexi Martinez.

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