Two Missouri players accompany a girl with cerebral palsy to prom

[Sherman A1]

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.

[truebrit71]

1. That's awesome. Well done to both of those young men.

You've done yourselves proud.

[Wait Wut]

2. Way to go, jocks!

Thanks for getting me choked up, Sherman!!

[TedBronson]

3. Good stuff..

[Justpat]

4. Well, that was awesome.

Thanks for posting this beautiful story. I'll go finish crying now...

[Elwood P Dowd]

5. An Auburn player, Philip Lutzenkirchen, did the same thing two years ago.

He took a teammate's little sister (Downs Syndrome) to her first prom. Lutzenkirchen is considered one of the better tight ends in the SEC, a good student, and a very nice person.

http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/6867372/article-Dreams-do-come-come-true?instance=home_news_left

[joeybee12]

6. Cheers to them and the teacher for setting it up!

[Uncle Joe]

7. That is a good story.

Kudos to all involved.

Thanks for the thread, Sherman.

[RebelOne]

8. Wonderful story and what great guys those players are. n/t

[JNelson6563]

9. Great story!

Nice of those guys to do that. Big special day for a special girl. Humans can be pleasantly surprising.

Julie

[fascisthunter]

10. NICE! This is how it's done

glad to see positive actions being carried in the news.

brought tears to my eyes.... good ones.

[alittlelark]

11. That story improved my day 1000%

Thanks for sharing that!

[Odin2005]

12. + Infinity

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. What you said, Odin!

loved to see this!

[MarianJack]

13. HOORAY for all involved!

A big K&R for a very touching story!

PEACE!

[BlueIris]

14. That is good news. nt

[1620rock]

15. What a nice story..

So much horrifying stuff going on today, again, what a nice story.

[hifiguy]

17. They are a couple of fine young men.

I doff my hat to them for their kindness and compassion. Good going!