Rivals High - Special play: Boy with Down syndrome runs for TD in HS game

[tk2kewl]

Mike Ziesel is glad that his son's 63-yard touchdown run in a high school freshman football game is becoming a YouTube sensation. Not because it is putting his son, Matt, in the spotlight - but because it's putting kids with Down syndrome in the news.

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1185&CID=991712

I haven't seen this posted here. video at link.

[Howardx]

1. great video

good sportmanship is not dead.

[Bozita]

2. Good stuff! ... Recommended.

[Forkboy]

3. K&R

:kick:

[Odin2005]

4. +1

[City Lights]

5. Warms the heart.

Thanks for brightening my day. :-)

[Brother Buzz]

6. Matt could not have done that without ten other players supporting him

Teamwork. Matt, you did good. :thumbsup:

[scheming daemons]

10. 21 players... the other team agreed to let him score

[rucky]

7. The other team should've tried harder.

But it's way cool of 'em to do that.

[onenote]

9. actually I was pleased that they made the effort they did

instead of just standing still. they had at least one player "chase" him down the field.

[AngryAmish]

8. dammit, it is real dusty around here..my eye...

[Howardx]

11. that dust sure gets around

had a bit of it here myself

[CocoaBeachCoco]

12. And me!

[AngryAmish]

13. even getting in the back of my throat

[OneBlueSky]

14. ain't is great when people do something nice for other people? . . .

especially when those people are young folks, who often tend to be rather self-involved and self-centered . . . congrats to Matt, his team, and the opposing team for allowing this moment of grace to happen . . .