Watch the video (can probably still be found at abcnews.com or cnn.com). It's pretty cool.
> it was on ESPN radio all day yesterday and WOW holy shit... what a > killer freakin' story. > soooo good to hear, and GREAT for that kid. > > The only this I have to ask, "Coach, WHY didnt you put that kid in > EVERY game!!!??!??!!" > > :) tw > > On 2/24/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Autistic Teen Scores 20 in Basketball Game >> >> GREECE, N.Y. - Jason McElwain had done everything he was asked to do for >> the Greece Athena High School basketball team - keep the stats, run the >> clock, hand out water bottles. >> ADVERTISEMENT >> >> That all changed last week for the team manager in the final home game >> of the season. The 17-year-old senior, who is autistic and usually sits >> on the bench in a white shirt and black tie, put on a uniform and >> entered the game with his team way ahead. >> >> McElwain proceeded to hit six 3-point shots, finished with 20 points and >> was carried off the court on his teammates' shoulders. >> >> "I ended my career on the right note," he told The Associated Press by >> phone Thursday. "I was really hotter than a pistol!" >> >> In recent days, McElwain's phone has hardly stopped ringing. When his >> family went out for a meal, he was mobbed by well-wishers. A >> neighborhood boy came by to get a basketball autographed....... >> >> http://tinyurl.com/p7dor"; >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198039 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
