Sports teach and tell so much about life. Often I blog about sports stories with a human interest:
Favorite Sports Story - Lou Little
Victory of Victories - Kay Yow
Berlin Gold - Jesse Owens
Olympics and Chariots - Eric Liddell
Sportsmanship - Milwaukee Madison High School
Geezer Basketball – Me!
So how in the world did I miss knowing about Jason McElwain? A few years ago J Mac (his nickname) had a special shot at life. In case you have been hiding under a rock like me (maybe you have a better excuse), Jason has autism and was manager for his high school basketball team. Before the last home game of the season the coach let him suit up. With his team up 20 points, the coach put Jason in the game with less than four minutes left to play. The rest is history.
One year later ESPN ran an amazing followup story….
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