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Christmas Story ... Texas HS Football Style
Posted: December 24th, 2008, 2:15 pm
by Sly Fox
ESPN the Magazine wrote:Life of Reilly
There are some games where cheering for the other side feels better than winning.
by Rick Reilly
Melinda Wright
Gainesville State players douse head coach Mark Williams in celebration.
They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.
It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.
Did you hear that? The other team's fans?
They even made a banner for players to crash through at the end. It said, "Go Tornadoes!" Which is also weird, because Faith is the Lions.
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Posted: December 24th, 2008, 3:25 pm
by JMUDukes
Wow...I've really liked the Life of Reilly, but this one is better than them all. What a story.
Posted: December 24th, 2008, 7:59 pm
by 4everfsu
Sly thanks for sharing that story. It seems as they say in Texas everything is big, in this case the heart of the people in Gainesville Tx.
Posted: December 24th, 2008, 8:02 pm
by Fumblerooskies
Brought a tear to my eye...
Posted: December 24th, 2008, 9:27 pm
by AZjonz
Just a fantastic story.
Thanks for posting it, Sly.
Posted: December 24th, 2008, 11:43 pm
by El Scorcho
Good stuff.
Posted: December 25th, 2008, 12:41 am
by RagingTireFire
After reading that, I am now diabetic.
Posted: December 25th, 2008, 9:51 am
by Cider Jim
That coach and parents have hearts as big as TEXAS. Thanks for sharing, Sly.
Posted: December 25th, 2008, 3:37 pm
by coolhandluke
that story is really touching... I'm not going to lie, I shed a tear or two. Those people have really good hearts!
Re: Christmas Story ... Texas HS Football Style
Posted: November 6th, 2009, 10:45 am
by Sly Fox
A documentary about the story is coming out ...
http://www.oneheartmovie.com/