Inspiring/Feel Good Sports Stories

[wadesworld]

I'm looking for some inspiring/feel good sports stories that have good videos with them, preferably recent ones.  So far I have Jimmy Butler's story on his upbringing, Thomas Robinson's story from College Gameday a couple weeks ago, and Eric Legrand leading the Rutgers onto the football field.  Can anybody help me out and post some links to some recent feel good sports stories?  Thanks.

[warriorchick]

How recent?  I have a good one about an autistic football player at my kids' high school, but it is a couple of years old.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Otule only has 1 eye.


4never became a dentist despite his chronic masturbation issues.   

[wadesworld]

How recent?  I have a good one about an autistic football player at my kids' high school, but it is a couple of years old.

That would work.  I'd be interested in seeing that.  Thanks.

Otule only has 1 eye.


4never became a dentist despite his chronic masturbation issues.  

That'd be great.  If you could somehow tie that into athletics that'd be cool.  I would not be interested in seeing a video on this one, though...

[Ari Gold]

Mark Herzlich... Boston College player who missed a season due to cancer, now playing in the Super Bowl for NYG

This is a good one from the Packers. Sunday Countdown runs a bunch like these
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/features/mywish/news/story?id=5565969

Just skip the Autistic basketball player Jason McElwain story... almost cliched now

[wadesworld]

Mark Herzlich... Boston College player who missed a season due to cancer, now playing in the Super Bowl for NYG

This is a good one from the Packers. Sunday Countdown runs a bunch like these
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/features/mywish/news/story?id=5565969

Just skip the Autistic basketball player Jason McElwain story... almost cliched now

Thank you.  Forgot about Herzlich.  Great story.

[warriorchick]

Well, shoot, it looks like some of the best videos have been taken down. But here is one:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcvI89zQgOw

This is some footage of him being interviewed after receiving an award from Holly Robinson Peete.  Unfortunately, it's narrated by a lame self-appointed "internet journalist".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA8SxLZcgQo

Here is a newspaper article that goes into more detail.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20100627/news/306279954/

For what it is worth, fellow Muscooper JSGlow was the person who contacted the Packers about his affinity for Donald Driver, who sent him a video congratulations and some other cool stuff.  Winfred's dad is an ex-NFL player who is a single dad raising 3 kids on his own, 2 of whom are autistic.