9.29.2005

great story...



Ohio's Athletic Association has said an official was wrong for kicking a Dayton high school football player, who has no legs, out of a game.

Bobby Martin was born without legs, but he's never stopped moving forward. He has been playing football and wrestling since middle school, and has played in five games this year. That is until last week. That's when an official in Cincinnati told his coach Bobby couldn't play. Bobby said it's the first time he's ever felt disabled.

"That's the first time in 17 years. That's a landmark," he told 2News.

Bobby was kicked out of the game for having no shoes or kneepads.

"Bobby was in tears about that. The whole team was mad. The coach was in tears. I thought it was an insult, honestly, to Bobby and the whole team," said Greg McLendon, a friend and teammate.

Now that ejection, and rejection, has Bobby Martin in the national spotlight, with calls from CNN, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated.

Around Colonel White High School, Bobby is already in the spotlight, and always on the move. A 17-year-old senior, Bobby rolls through school on a board, and plays defense on the football team. Friends and fellow students say he's a kid with a great smile and a great attitude.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

What do you call a guy with no arms and legs in a hole?

11:55 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

what?

11:40 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Phil

12:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ha! I like that.

What about the same guy in a pile of leaves?

2:44 PM  

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