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Sherman A1

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Thu May 3, 2012, 05:40 PM May 2012

Two Missouri players accompany a girl with cerebral palsy to prom [View all]

Sometimes there is a bit of good news about. Full story & some video at the link.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/video-two-missouri-players-accompany-girl-cerebral-palsy-044847270.html

Few good deeds go unnoticed here at Dr. Saturday and today Missouri receiver T.J. Moe and quarterback Corbin Berkstresser are getting their well-deserved dues.
Last Saturday, the two Tigers accompanied Linda Watson to her senior prom at Fayette High School.
Watson, who suffers from cerebral palsy, loves Missouri football, so her teacher, Bridget Hussey, asked a friend in the Missouri football program if Watson's two favorite players — Moe and Berkstresser — would be interested in making Watson's prom special.
Both immediately agreed to be her dates.
"She loves those two guys and she's going to love them even more tonight," Watson's father, Dave, said.
The two players showed up in khakis and their jerseys and were greeted by the entire town of Fayette as they posed for pictures outside of the school. The three also took an official prom picture and did some dancing.

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That's awesome. Well done to both of those young men. truebrit71 May 2012 #1
Way to go, jocks! Wait Wut May 2012 #2
Good stuff.. TedBronson May 2012 #3
Well, that was awesome. Justpat May 2012 #4
An Auburn player, Philip Lutzenkirchen, did the same thing two years ago. Elwood P Dowd May 2012 #5
Cheers to them and the teacher for setting it up! joeybee12 May 2012 #6
That is a good story. Uncle Joe May 2012 #7
Wonderful story and what great guys those players are. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #8
Great story! JNelson6563 May 2012 #9
NICE! This is how it's done fascisthunter May 2012 #10
That story improved my day 1000% alittlelark May 2012 #11
+ Infinity Odin2005 May 2012 #12
What you said, Odin! BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #16
HOORAY for all involved! MarianJack May 2012 #13
That is good news. nt BlueIris May 2012 #14
What a nice story.. 1620rock May 2012 #15
They are a couple of fine young men. hifiguy May 2012 #17
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