When the young
man went to college, he decided to try out for the football
team as a "walk-on". He surprised everyone when he
made the cut. The coach admitted that he kept the boy on the
roster because he always put his heart and soul in every
practice and at the same time, provided the other members
with the spirit and hustle they badly needed.
He rushed to
the nearest phone and called his father who shared his
excitement and purchased season tickets. Though this
persisitent young athlete never missed practice during his
four years at college, he never got in a game.
It was the end
of his senior football season, and as he trotted onto the
practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the coach
met him with a telegram. The young man read the telegram and
he became silent. Swallowing hard, he mumble to the coach,
"My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss
practice today?"
The coach put
his arm gently around his shoulder and said, "Take the
rest of the week off, Son. Don't even plan to come back to
the game on Saturday."
Saturday
arrived, and the game was not going well. In the third
quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young
man quietly slipped into the empty locker room and put on his
football gear. The coach and players were astounded to see
their faithful teammate run onto the sidelines.
"Coach,
please let me play. I've just got to play today," said
the young man. The coach pretended not to hear him. There was
no way he wanted his worst player in this close playoff game.
The young
young man persisted and finally, feeling sorry for the kid,
the coach gave in. " All right," he said, "You
can go in."
The coach, the
players and everyone in the stands could not believe their
eyes. . The opposing team could not stop this little unknown
who had never played before.. He ran, he passed, blocked and
tackled like a Star!
The score was
soon tied. In the closing seconds of the game, this kid
intercepted a pass and ran all the way for the winning
touchdown.
The fans
broke loose. His teammates hoisted him onto their shoulders.
Such cheering you've never heard!
After the
stands had emptied and team had showered and left the locker
room, the coach noticed the young man sitting quietly in the
corner. He approached the boy and said, "Kid, I can't
believe it. You were fantastic. Tell me what got into you?
How did you do it?"
With tears in
his eyes, the boy looked at the coach and said, "Well,
you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was
blind?" He swallowed hard and forced a smile, "Dad
came to all my games, but today was the first time he could
see me play and I wanted to show him I could do it!"
Edited
from WorldWide Prayer Partner's Newsletter
Author Unknown
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