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Heart-Warming: Wheelchair-Bound Football Player Scores Touchdown

Wheelchair Bound Footbal Player Trent Glaze Scores Touchdown

Trent Glaze

Trent Glaze loves football. In fact, he even wants to coach it one day. But as a high school football player he also had a dream of getting on the field. That may sound like a simple goal, but Glaze has muscular dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair. But despite his physical setback, his dream came true on last Friday night.

It was his opportunity to shine,” Fairfield Union (Ohio) coach Tom McCurdy told WBNS-TV. “He’s my right-hand man. He’s always telling me what we need to do (and) what needs to improve.”

But on Friday, the “right-hand man” became his star player. WBNS explains the play and the reaction:

After the clock ran out Friday against Teays Valley, both took the field for one final play.

“I was thinking, ‘Man, it’s going to happen,’” Glaze said.  “I didn’t think it would.”

“Big T,” as his teammates call him, ran the play, called a 29 sweep.

“(I) got the ball and ran it in the end zone, got a touchdown,” Glaze said.

McCurdy called the touchdown one of his greatest moments in 33 years of coaching.

“Hopefully our young people – our players – will take his drive, his heart and run with it for years to come,” McCurdy said.

“I still get butterflies thinking about it,” Glaze said.

Glaze recently sat down with ABC News and described the moment:

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(H/T: HuffPo)

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  • Harry Assenback
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:28am

    Did he have a mouthpiece in? If not, called back and 5 yard penalty……….

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    • Harry Assenback
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:02pm

      Nice story and I’m happy for him ………in an age where everyone gets a trophy and the score doesn’t matter.

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    • woodyb
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:08pm

      George, I agree, but it WAS heartwarming — the kid has my sympathy for his illness and I wish him the best, but COME ON — just what is there about football which is supposed to be ‘heartwarming’??????

      I watched the video, and the opposing players were holding each other back as he rode his chariot across the goal line!!!!!!!!!!!!
      That is FOOTBALL???????????????

      I didn’t LISTEN to the video, so I don’t know if they gave the final score, but it was likely something like 76-6.

      And don‘t forget the coach’s EGO as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:09pm

      I am sure the boy knew the score was contrived. The story states “after time had run out”…the game was over…he knew that…both teams just decided to give a graduating senior something that he would remember forever…even though he knows the other team wouldn’t stop him or hit him….

      it was just a big “thank you” from the coach and his teammates for his support and instruction even when he couldn’t play…

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:18pm

      Good story. I hope he makes his dream to coach one day.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:36pm

      How can anyone not appreciate a story like this. I played basketball in division 1a and a story like this is special. Contrived or not, it shows a respect and love for a fellow teammate, and for the opponent a fellow competitor who doesn’t get a chance to contribute due to a physical handicap.

      Hats off the the entire Teays Valley team and their coaches. All class.

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    • kennyg933
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 2:35pm

      60 years ago, the Germans would have performed evil medical experiments on a guy like this. Now, we have learned that the mark of a man is what is in his heart. I think. White people have come a long way.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 4:44pm

      .
      I heard a guy on a Segway ran him down and slammed him to the ground.
      Seriously, the only way a guy in a wheelchair will score is if the opponents throw the game.
      That’s not sports, and the touchdown is meaningless.

      I can win the Kentucky Derby, if the other riders don’t pass me. So what?

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    • sissykatz
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 6:24pm

      I absolutely cannot believe a majority of the posts on here today.

      What happened to your compassion. I think one troll wrote something

      nasty and it became a MOB MENTALITY, everyone felt the need to be

      nastier than the others. Disgraceful…. Of course most of the regular

      posters wrote something nice. I hope most of these comments actually

      ALL came from trolls. I really hate to think that “Readers” of the Blaze

      really do have these feelings in their heart.

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 8:51pm

      Wow scored a fake touchdown!

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    • ChristianConservative76
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 9:00pm

      Look this is not a hand out. It is an awesome thing to do for a real honest person, not some greedy non-hacker.
      remember: Matt. 25:31-41 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
      34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

      37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

      40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

      41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his

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    • Ballot_Box_Revolution
      Posted on November 4, 2011 at 12:59am

      awww that’s cute…..

      I am happy he felt good for that moment, but now what???

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    • Ballot_Box_Revolution
      Posted on November 4, 2011 at 1:05am

      kickinback

      Yes coaching, is what this kid should be focusing on, with all the passion he has for the game…..I totally agree…seeing him coaching would be a great thing, and i hope that for him as well.

      The touchdown though didn’t do anything to help that…

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    • SychinLegacy
      Posted on November 5, 2011 at 4:11pm

      The comments on this story are truly DISGUSTING. You people take the survival of the fittest mantra way too far. Let alone pervert the message.

      There is a HUGE difference between giving somebody a trophy for failing and allowing a person who was the unfortunate victim of a disease, not in his making, to have his dream come true. It’s called COMPASSION. Nobody is saying the touchdown meant anything to the game. Or that it was a real play. But it meant something TO HIM and was real TO HIM.

      More things like this should be encouraged. Without compassion we are nothing but animals. Vicious, cut-throat, and merciless.

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  • Tom
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:28am

    VERY WEAK STORY Its another Downs syndrome victim becoming home coming Queen or King. I’m happy for the kid but its WEAK . Charity for the soul of the simple.

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    • Unomas712
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:52am

      It’s not weak Tom, it shows the good side of being a human being. We need these stories to keep us afloat under all the crap that’s happening out there today. Being a parent of a Down syndrome child, your comments cut to the core.

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    • seljo1701
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:58am

      This is another example of “everybody gets a trophy” mentality. Sure, I feel sympathy for the kid, but don’t we already have the Special Olympics? This does no real good for anyone. One of the other kids could have been seriously injured on the wheelchair. Worst case, this kid doesn‘t understand that it wasn’t a “real” football play and then gets very depressed when reality finally does smack him in the face.

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    • its_the_economy_stupid
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:04pm

      The strength of a nation is jugded by how it treats its weakest citizens.

      This young man was honored by his team.

      Be careful as you swing the pendulum of competition. Keep score in kids games, teach them that sometimes you lose, but this was not that situation. Update your perspective and honor the team that cares its own.

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    • jmanuola
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:58pm

      With posts like yours, how would you even know when something is charity for the soul? You obviously have no soul.

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    • rabblechat
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 1:45pm

      Reminds me of the deaf guy making the case that he should be allowed to serve in the Army, because he had always “dreamed” of becoming a solider. I assume he got in, probably already wearing a star…

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    • Clever Username
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 1:47pm

      To all the haters
      There’s a BIG difference between giving perfectly heathy kids all trophies, and this type of heart warming story. Luckily your ignorance of dealing with those with disabilities won’t affect this fine young man. The pride in his eyes says it all.
      It’s not too late for you, I pray that people like you learn to see the difference

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    • Jeff Dubya
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 2:10pm

      Tom is exactly correct. The story is weak. While I am sorry this young man is handicapped, he has NO BUSINESS suiting up and playing football. I’ve never played football or scored a touchdown either, so does that entitle me to suit up with my college or professional team and have them run a staged play so that I can experience making a fake touchdown.

      And who is gonna have the stones to tackle him, risking injury to himself in the process, and putting himself in a national media spotlight for tacking the crippled kid?

      This story is the crap I can get from the national media. I sure seem to see a lot of it on the blaze lately. Let’s leave the fluff pieces for the LSM and you folks report the truth on stories that actually matter.

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    • seljo1701
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 3:12pm

      Seriously, what are the Special Olympics for, if not for someone like this, who wants to compete? He obviously was not competing here, as it was a staged play. with the outcome predetermined. All I’m saying is if I were in his shoes, I’d be too embarrassed to do this, knowing that the other team was laying down for me. There is no satisfaction of the competitive drive there. There are plenty of ways he CAN be a part of the team, if he has the capacity: coaching, training, etc. Why not encourage him to do the most productive person he REALLY CAN be, instead of pretending?

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 3:58pm

      Maybe we need “weak”stories like this to remind us that the world is not a totally screwed up mess This is sportsmanship not athletics. Nice to see it practiced.

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    • seljo1701
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 5:12pm

      Stuff like this is what makes future OWS dunderheads crying “I want my money.“ ”You rich people should lay down and just give me mine. That’s what everybody always did in school. Oh this is the real world? Well, the real world stinks and we should fix it to be like I was told it would be.”

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    • Tronix
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 8:37pm

      I would like to see you in that wheelchair to see how strong you are. Your comment is weak, your heart is weak, and your mind is even weaker.

      NIce story!!!

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  • MeMadMax
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:23am

    It‘s nice seeing highschoolers’ dropping the “being snotty” act and doing this one thing for a kid that will never be able to do alot of things…

    gg

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  • TWO BITS
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:15am

    Great story! Trent Glaze will reach many goals in his life, for he has the courage to strive for them!

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  • gregmerleforcongress
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:13am

    Knowing my mindset in high school, I would have taken him down five yards deep in his own backfield. Just sayin’

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    • for-what-its-worth
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:26am

      @ GREGMERLEFORCONGRESS
      Knowing my mindset in high school, I would have taken him down five yards deep in his own backfield. Just sayin’
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      I know it was wrong of me to laugh at that, but I just couldn’t help myself.

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    • denisp52
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:15pm

      You may of tried dumb ass… but you would been leaving the field in a stretcher if you even tried. You would of caught a close line that would of sent you into a triple back flip hopefully dislodging your head from your arogant ass. But then again… a guy in a wheelchair would probably be the only person you could out run and tackle in real life.

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    • WarSquid
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 2:09pm

      Exactly. Let him feel the contact the and pain of the hit and then work for the Touchdown. Much more value in having the entire experience. Take a bruise or two home to talk about in the morning. Great job by both Teams to make this happen.

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    • Jeff Dubya
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 2:15pm

      …and broken your arm on his metal exoskeleton otherwise known as a wheelchair. This story is so stupid, and it’s disheartening to see folks defending it. Touchy-feely plastic banana nonsense. He’s not a football player, no matter how bad he wants to be one, and this wasn‘t a real touchdown if he didn’t have people chasing him trying to tackle him.

      It’s a really bad stage show and nothing more. Hooray for politically correct nonsense.

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  • cornfed440
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:08am

    I‘m happy this kid got to do something he’s always wanted to do. But, PUHLEEZE!!! It is not Heroic. The kid is NOT a Hero! There was no challenge in what happened. It was strictly symbolic.

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  • BACKUPOFFMYLIBERTY
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:05am

    This is awkward. Who in the world would ever tackle a disabled person in an electric scooter?! The defense was placed in an awkward situation and forced to restrain themselves from the play. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that nobody tried to clobber him… That would have been terrible. What if someone did clobber him and he got really hurt? Then there would have been a law suit against the school and the coach would be out of a job. I’m happy for people who are limited and still get to participate in sports and other forms of competition, but football? It just seems weird to me.

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    • Mandors
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:10am

      If they weren’t trying to tackle him, he wasn‘t really playing and he didn’t really score. What’s the point? Some lame spectacle where everybody is supposed to clap and cry? Lame.

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    • YOUR NOT GETTING MY GUNS
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:35am

      The game was over when this happened. Was just a way to say thank you to him.

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    • jmanuola
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 1:02pm

      I actually find it almost unbelievable that people would actually think what you just posted, let alone be insanely stupid enough to actually post it. What’s the old saying? “Better to be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt”.

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    • uzi4u2
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 7:02pm

      This is one of those things that you see and say, “that’s cool, they let him have a moment”. But I hope they didn’t let him think it was real. It’s bad enough being handicaped, but tricked too.?
      This brings to mind what I have always thought. I KNOW they have a handicap, they know it and they have to learn to LIVE with it. I’m tired of heaing the disabled crying about wanting to be treated like everyone else. But listen to the howl when they don’t geet the special parking place, or the bigger door that cost alot of money and all the special laws. How is this being treated “like everyone else”?
      As a side note: I had a friend in a wheelchair and we used to talk about this stuff, he would threaten me and I would tell him to get his arse out of the chair and kick my arse if he thought he was “normal”. We laughed at that one every time, I will miss him always.

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  • RGVTexan
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:04am

    This young man reminds all of us to NEVER GIVE UP on life – we all have something to contribute in this sometimes confusing world..

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  • YOUR NOT GETTING MY GUNS
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:04am

    It was a fitting tribute to the young man. On the other hand did anyone really think they were going to gang tackle him.

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    • piper60
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 12:02pm

      I have to agree. It is heartwarming, but really…….would ANYONE on the opposing team have dared to tackle him?

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  • Genes
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:01am

    If this makes Trent, his family and friends feel good and some sense of accomplishment then God Bless…I’m all for it. But honestly, on the other hand, I can’t help but feel that the team is “celebrating” nothing …. almost seems demeaning and self-serving. Again…God Bless Trent if this makes him happy…he deserves it.

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    • Mandors
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:12am

      “almost seems demeaning and self-serving.”

      Not almost. It IS demeaning and self-serving. That’s great way of putting it.

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    • boogiedownboy
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:24am

      I disagree. I think they are celebrating something unusual. They are celebrating this young man’s courage to be a part of something most others would be terrified of. He has allowed himself to be vulnerable for the years on the team and this was a way of celebrating that. Sports really aren’t about winning and losing they are vehicles for learning about yourself, others and life. s This was a symbolic gesture of a brave soul.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:54am

      We moved to a feelings based society sometime in the 80s when selfesteem trumped everything else. In doing so we traded real hard earned success for a feel good one where everyone wins and nobody loses. If everyone is special then no one is. This is another example of the feelings based culture out of control. If you speak against like I am doing now, then those feelings based people will turn on you like rabid dogs. SO let it fly folks!

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    • jmanuola
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 1:05pm

      OMG, who the hell are you and mandor to decide what is demeaning to Trent. Did he LOOK like he felt demeaned?

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  • tmplarnite
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:01am

    Wow!

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  • fb274
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:00am

    Kudos to BOTH teams for generosity from their hearts. A shame more of this type of activity is not found in more adults.

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  • autigers2010champs
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:58am

    Great for the kid but here goes my I am going to HELL comment. This is dumb for one thing he did not run the ball in he is in a wheel chair and the other team should never play again for agreeing to this that is called fixing a game period. Now if you want the kid to do something let him pass the ball that is legit but come on this was a politically correct thing period. I am happy for the kid and his family but sports are sports and they have handicap games.

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    • aggiebrewer
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:04am

      Story states it was AFTER the game.

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    • Mandors
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:09am

      Good for you for saying something. I agree. This is garbage, “heart warming” garbage, but garbage. If the kid is that much of a help on the sidelines, then take a quarter and let him coach. Let him show his real abilities not pretend ones.

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    • scarebear83
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:13am

      Read the article: “After the clock ran out Friday against Teays Valley, both took the field for one final play.” So it wasn’t really during the game it was afterwards.

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    • ConservativeMajority
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:21am

      He has muscular dystrophy you moron, he can’t throw. It was after the game, and was a tribute to him for being such a backer of the team all year. At least he isn’t mentally handicapped like some of the commentors on here.

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    • jmanuola
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 1:08pm

      OMG, HANDICAPPED THE GAME? You’re concerned that someone betting on a HIGH SCHOOL FB Game is gonna lose a few bucks because of this? Did you even listen to the whole story. It was done AFTER THE CLOCK RAN OUT. The game was over before it happened. Where the HELL are your priorities?

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  • crackerone
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:51am

    I’m just happy he recovered the fumble!

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  • GallagherPreach
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:48am

    One of the greatest parts about that video is the other team clapping for him. Excellent.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:40am

      We also tend to clap if, during a normal game, the opposing team makes a very, very skillful play, and after their band plays on the field. Seriously. We‘re terminally nice here I’m afraid. Some ratings at some magazine (I honestly don’t remember which) labeled central Ohio as one of the most “throwback nerdy” places in the nation (meaning, we’re generally nice, pleasant, etc). :)

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  • Charlie Justice
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:47am

    God Bless Him. In fact we are all blessed and inspired by his passion and determination.

    That said…I don’t understand several things that I will simply keep to myself.

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  • Milkman
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:44am

    I don’t know…I’ve got mixed feelings…..warm fuzzies for the player on one hand….and on the other, had I been on the field the temptation to deliver a ‘forearm shiver’…might have over-powered me…..

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  • AnAmerican111
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:35am

    Kids a hero!
    ………….Makes the “occupiers” look like a punks even more

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    • right
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:53am

      Hear Hear!!

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    • aggiebrewer
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:01am

      Is it wrong to question the use of the word hero here?
      I believe he is inspirational. But hero is a bit strong. Just my thoughts.

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    • ConservativeMajority
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:24am

      Hes probably not a hero to anyone who has never tried to overcome anything in their life, to people who had it easy and spoon fed their entire existence. But to others with physical handicaps and those who have overcome obstacles and can relate then he is.

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    • COFemale
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:43am

      Hero, in this context is the fortitude to overcome adversity. He has Muscular Dystrophy; he has a long road ahead but he is still a person of value. He will never walk again and possibly lose the use of his hands. Those of you who think this is lame, shame on you for being so heartless. If you act this way on this story, what do you think people would say at your eulogy. One of the most important training seminars I went too many years ago had us write our own eulogy and obit; it was a rude awakening. Would you have a lot of people attend and say great things or would you one or two family members say nothing and bury you in the ground as quickly as possible?

      Some I can hear now. “He/She was a mean ole nasty coot, he/she could not even say anything nice about a young man with Muscular Dystrophy and I am glad he is gone”. Good riddance!

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  • GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:34am

    My neck of the woods (I don’t live in that town, I mean in a general sense).

    Central Ohio is a very, very nice place. We have pretty close to the best “race relations” in the nation, nobody is walking around angry at the world, folks in the country still leave their doors unlocked at night and, our governor lives in his own home like everybody else, just down the road from me and not in the “statehouse”, and as a bonus, we grow so much food that I suspect we could close the Ohio borders and sustain ourselves on our crops and wildlife indefinitely and not even skip a beat or descend into darkness. Extremely nice people here, it‘s almost like living in the 1950’s in a lot of places around here. Add in “we’re more firearms friendly than Texas or pretty much most Southern and Western states” and it’s nearly heaven. Taxes suck though, but they’re trying to turn that around.

    Want proof of how “backwards” we are? Where’s our “Occupy” movement in Columbus? Oh….there isn’t one. ;)

    As to the story, I’m never sure what to think about things like this. It seems nice, but smacks me as something of the “participation trophy” culture.

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    • aggiebrewer
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:02am

      Ahh there are 4-5 firearms per person in the state of Texas so I think you could be wrong on that one.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:10am

      Oh? Can you strap one to your hip and walk around outside, no license required?

      Nope. In Texas, that sir, is against the law except for hunting I believe.

      We can, and do actually (I did just last weekend). :)

      Keep in mind that most of Ohio is rural, and that most of rural Ohio hunts. That’s an awful lot of guns. I know I have more than the average in Texas.

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    • George Patton
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:36am

      Apparently ghostofjefferson you don’t live in the liberal bastion of northeast ohio like I do. Ohio went with obama in 08 also. We may have the right to open carry here but try it in northeast ohio and the police will descend upon you like a troll on the blaze. There are also those stupid signs banning concealed carry on many private business…virtually every gas station has one. If there is one place where you need protection its a gas station considering they seem to be a magnet for thieves….but immoral store owners ban them…yes it is immoral to strip someones ability to defend their life. My brother lives in southern ohio and it is more like you’ve described although I remember being shocked at all the obama yard signs down there during the election. I’m planning on moving soon…any thoughts on tennessee?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:45am

      Hi George.

      Cleveland is not central Ohio. Nor is Cincy. That’s why I made a point to note “central Ohio”. I know Cleveland and the Erie region are crapholes. If I lived in Cleveland or thereabouts, I’d be high tailing it out of there post haste (as you mention).

      My town, just north of Columbus, has 0.0% no-gun signs on public businesses, except at schools where it’s mandated by Federal law. Even the bars don’t post. Heck bro, we had an open carry picnic (loaded guns in holsters, on hips, for all the world to see) at a public park inside of Columbus city limits. The only “heat” we had was a park ranger who, while walking by, said hi to us and told us to have a good day.

      But yeah, run from Cleveland like your life depends on it, because it probably does. TN seems nice, but honestly I don‘t know a lot about it except that it doesn’t have an income tax and it seems gun friendly.

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  • TheePolitinator
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:32am

    An example of human spirit that keeps me going everyday in spite of the doom and gloom. Great vid!

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  • Blazen420
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:30am

    @Leftfighter, The play took place after game was over.

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  • FreedomOne
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:30am

    He is not wheelchair-bound. He is bound to the wheelchair! Good kid with a big heart. Happy he could live out his dreams. He was safe and had a good night.

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  • Blazen420
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:26am

    Some good news for a change. Bless this man.

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  • @leftfighter
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:25am

    Player isn’t loading. I have no problem with this, provided the defense didn’t lay down to let him score and no rules were changed (two hand touch tackles”) to make it happen.

    I do, however, have to question the parents and coaches for endangering the safety of players. If it’s tackle, the kid in the chair could be hurt by the tacklers and the tacklers can be hurt by the chair.

    So, either rules were changed to play it safe, or someone was put in danger.

    I guess I *do* have an issue with it. Hm…

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    • warveteran
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:50am

      Er, it was AFTER the game.

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    • aggiebrewer
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:03am

      lookin for boogers are we?

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:59am

      For everyone who says this says something about courage, then lets let a parapalegic play the game who is on a stretcher moving the joy stick with his mouth. Whats the difference. We have special olympics for this sort of thing where they can compete in events specially designed for them. Him actually forcing himself on the team does not speak well of his self centered desire to be there. Sometimes it takes more courage to acknowledge that there are limitations in life whether they be physical or mental. As much as I would like to be a fighter pilot, I just don’t have the right stuff to make the grade to get there. But I don’t say to the Armed forces you must make an exception for me. Nor should he.

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    • Dano62
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 2:06pm

      Hey Chiefgeorge,

      Did you read the entire write-up and watch the video? It sure as heck didn’t sound like he “forced” himself on the team, but actually contributed in whatever way he could. His coach obviously appreciated him. It wasn’t part of the game but just a token of appreciation on the part of the team(s) and all involved. Where is the harm in this and does it somehow diminish the hard work and skill of the actual football players on the team? Why don’t you just go crawl back under the rock that you came from.

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 3:47pm

      I think everyone is missing the point.

      With the exception of wrestling, Special Olympics are not contact sports, and in that case, they’re wrestling another special olympian. At full speed.

      I see now that it was after the game, it didn’t count, and meant nothing. So why do it? To make a kid feel good that he scored a pointless touchdown that counted for nothing and nobody even tried to tackle him while he scored? *Anyone* can walk onto a football field, grab a football and then walk across a goal line.

      If the coach wanted to do something special for an indespensible part of his football team who will likely never score a touchdown of his own he could have let an offensive lineman take a goal line carry or two at full speed while the clock was ticking.

      I’m sorry, but IMO what happened here was entirely pointless.

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  • warveteran
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:21am

    Awesome. Occupy Wall Streeters would have tackled him.

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    • CommonSensor
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:28am

      WarVet….That is Hilarious…Thanks for the morning laugh.

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    • JRook
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:30am

      Actually I think they would have challenged us with going beyond a single human interest story and looking how we recognize, support and empower of ALL people in wheelchairs throughout the country.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 10:37am

      @Jrook

      Yeah, that sounds like the kind of mindlessness they’d “challenge” us with. Because, as you know, people today routinely take rifle shots at wheelchair bound kids. *roll eyes*

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on November 3, 2011 at 11:00am

      Arkansas Razorback’s Marquel Wade would have blindsided him and then danced around.

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