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If that was my daughter sitting on that bench, and some guy did that for her............I don't know how I could ever say thank you enough.
the whole story is even better
I think he spent the entire day with the family, and never told them he was the QB. They only found out as he left. I thought I read it on here, maybe not.
I think he spent the entire day with the family, and never told them he was the QB. They only found out as he left. I thought I read it on here, maybe not.
http://www.cbssports.com/general/bl...a-memorable-gift-for-11yearold-cancer-patient
[h=2]Family didn't know he was a QB[/h]The next thing to know about the quarterback is that nobody in Bree's family knew he was a quarterback. Or a football player. Far as they knew, Jacob Karam was a guy who plays the piano.
"It's not like he was sitting there bragging about football," said Bree's mother, Dara Bertucci.
Skip ahead to the end of the night, after all the playing and singing, and that's when the family found out he played football. But that's about all they learned, and they only learned that much because Karam told a Target House staffer he wanted to get Memphis football tickets for Bree's family. Someone asked Karam how he could do that.
"I play football for Memphis," Karam said.
"Oh," said Bertucci, "will Bree be able to see you play?
The record-setting Memphis quarterback smiled and said yes. But that's all he said.
"He still didn't tell us anything," Bertucci said. "I had to get on Google and look him up."
She figured out he was a quarterback, and a good one. Last year he threw for those 1,895 yards and 14 touchdowns. He completed a program-best 64.7 percent of his passes and tied the school mark for fewest interceptions (three) by a full-season starter.
"He didn't tell us any of that," Bertucci said. "I think that's what touches me most about the whole night. He wasn't there for himself. He was there for us. He was there for Bree."
[h=2]Family didn't know he was a QB[/h]The next thing to know about the quarterback is that nobody in Bree's family knew he was a quarterback. Or a football player. Far as they knew, Jacob Karam was a guy who plays the piano.
"It's not like he was sitting there bragging about football," said Bree's mother, Dara Bertucci.
Skip ahead to the end of the night, after all the playing and singing, and that's when the family found out he played football. But that's about all they learned, and they only learned that much because Karam told a Target House staffer he wanted to get Memphis football tickets for Bree's family. Someone asked Karam how he could do that.
"I play football for Memphis," Karam said.
"Oh," said Bertucci, "will Bree be able to see you play?
The record-setting Memphis quarterback smiled and said yes. But that's all he said.
"He still didn't tell us anything," Bertucci said. "I had to get on Google and look him up."
She figured out he was a quarterback, and a good one. Last year he threw for those 1,895 yards and 14 touchdowns. He completed a program-best 64.7 percent of his passes and tied the school mark for fewest interceptions (three) by a full-season starter.
"He didn't tell us any of that," Bertucci said. "I think that's what touches me most about the whole night. He wasn't there for himself. He was there for us. He was there for Bree."
I appreciate y'all bringing this up, I had missed it buried beneath all of the Johnny Manziel crap. Definitely a fan of Memphis as long as this guy's there. More of the story here:
http://www.cbssports.com/general/bl...a-memorable-gift-for-11yearold-cancer-patient
http://www.cbssports.com/general/bl...a-memorable-gift-for-11yearold-cancer-patient
Thanks for linking this. Fantastic story. We need more stories like this one.
I am definitely rooting for this guy.
I am definitely rooting for this guy.
Fantastic. This was the next thread I clicked on after reading the Johnathon Manziel story. Perfect timing.
EVENING BUMP!
EVENING BUMP!
He was on Vernon's show the other day
And the guy is unreal on the piano and evidently an awesome person. Vernon said he goes up to the hospital a lot just to play the piano for the kids and nobody ever knew who he was
And the guy is unreal on the piano and evidently an awesome person. Vernon said he goes up to the hospital a lot just to play the piano for the kids and nobody ever knew who he was