The Play of the Year - Part 1
April 14, 2004 |
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Transcript
Some football fans are quick to tell you, “there’s nothing bigger than winning the game.” And having played in the NFL and coached my sons through different levels of football I want to tell you that I disagree. In a football game between two Ohio high schools - Waverly and Northwest - Northwest was losing 42-0. On the sideline was a kid named Jake Porter who in three faithful and committed years never played a down in a game. With seven seconds left Northwest’s coach Dave Frantz called time out and ran across the field to let opposing coach Derek Dewitt know about Jake, and that he would be coming into the game to take a snap and kneel for the final play. But Dewitt insisted that Jake run with the ball and told his defense that no one was to touch the ball carrier. Following the snap Jake got the ball, paused, then took off running. The defense parted like peasants for a king, pointing the way to the goal line as the crowd cheered. Moms were crying, dads were roaring and both sidelines held their helmets high as Jake Porter, a seventeen-year-old mentally disabled boy, crossed the goal line. Bigger than winning a football game is turning other people into winners. This was the message modeled that day by those coaches and players. |
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