SAN ANTONIO — When 16-year-old Graedy Renkema collapsed during hockey practice in August, an off-duty San Antonio firefighter jumped into action.

Graedy then underwent open-heart surgery a week later.

On Monday, Rampage Hockey honored the assistant coach, dad, and volunteer firefighter who saved Graedy's life.

"Thank you for saving me, 'Big Mike,'" Graedy said to Mike Leroy as they reunited in front of their team.

On Aug. 12th, Leroy jumped into action when his son ran inside from practice to warn him that Graedy had collapsed. A trained firefighter for over 20 years, Leroy knew what he had to do.

He immediately started performing CPR on the six-foot-four teen who lay on the ground.

"I didn't feel a heartbeat," Leroy told KENS 5.

A little over 20 minutes would pass, and EMS showed u

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