Friday, February 20, 2009

Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship

A beautiful story about sportsmanship and love for your fellow human beings.

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The coach never considered any other option.

It didn't matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn't matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.

Something else was on Dave Rohlman's mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.

Only this time it was different.

"You realize you're going to miss them, don't you?" Rohlman said.

Darius McNeal nodded his head. He understood what had to be done.

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2 comments:

Chris said...

Yes, that was an excellent act on their behalf. Very classy.

Shirl said...

true sportsmanship