Loading ...We so often hear the stories about professional athletes and their selfishness when it comes to fans. Case in point: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Not only as Big Ben been accused of two separate sexual assaults, it’s recently been revealed that he blew off a Make-A-Wish child with cystic fibrosis.
“First of all, none of this surprises me. Ben is a bad citizen. He doesn’t know how to treat people and he definitely doesn’t know how to handle being the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In my more than 30 years of working in the Pittsburgh sports media, I have never had any player come close to generating as many unsolicited questions from fans as Roethlisberger has. They want to know why he’s such a jackass. And these aren’t just Steelers fans who got turned down for an autograph. It’s men and women from all walks of life,” said KDKA-TV sportscaster John Steigerwald.
This doesn’t mean all athletes’ follow in the footsteps of Big Ben, obviously. In fact, on the other side of the spectrum, we have athletes like New York Giants tight end Kevin Boss.
At a recent autograph signing, Boss made what is seemingly a very simple gesture, but one that rarely happens. And in the process, he gave a family a memory they will never, ever forget.
“While we were waiting for the boys’ picture, my wife was told that one of the women that was there was Kevin Boss’ wife. My wife went over to her and asked if it was possible for Kevin to maybe wait a few minutes until my dad got there and explained that he was fighting cancer. Kevin’s wife spoke with him and he agreed to meet my dad. (Keep in mind that this was now well past the time he was scheduled to leave and that they had already ‘cut off’ the line) When my dad got there, they brought him up to meet Kevin and Kevin stood up to get a picture with my dad (apparently, my dad was to only one he stood up for when taking pictures). It was the first time in quite a while that we have seen my dad really smile,” wrote Scott Stroze.
It didn’t end there either. Later that day, Boss took his gesture to a whole ‘nother level.
After Scott had returned home, he found the Giants tight end on Twitter and sent him a message, thanking him for the time and respect he showed his family and ailing Father. Much to his surprise, Boss once again took the time to acknowledge him and his family.
These are the stories that should be told…the ones that should make SportsCenter. Unfortunately, they tend not to be newsworthy when athletes like Big Ben and Tiger Woods are womanizing. But I guess that’s just the current state of media.
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Krow: Junior Gallette DE Stillman. My sleeper in the same category..
LB ya think?
OLB in a 3-4 most likely. Could maybe pull of Sam in an agressive 4-3
Great story about the Boss. This guy is such pure class.
Boss was my sleeper pick the year he got drafted. Makes up for Quentin Groves.
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Dan, nice story but I have to say it’s a very sorry state of affairs when a professional athlete who simply behaves like a normal, caring, human being deserves kudos. I happen to think Kevin Boss is a very good young man, but his reaction to the circumstances described should have been the reaction of every person.
I agree with you. This could be a benchmark of a morally declining society in general.
ff55– i think thats a tad unfair to mr. Boss, actually
agreed its the “right” thing to do but he clearly went above and beyond the call of basic decency. these athletes have huge demands on their time, and for him to delay whatever else he had going, as well as shouting out the guy on twitter i feel is more than “this is how it should be”
dread, I don;t think he is taking away anything from Kevin Boss. I think he is trying to explain that it’s a shame that something that is so basic to a good man, such as empathy or love for your fellow man should seem so rare in this day and age. Kevin Boss’ gesture proves he is a great guy and someone with morals and a big heart. The fact that someone like that is so rare is shameful to ff55.
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Who is Kevin Boss? Is he on the Giants or something? Don’t know why this is relevant to G101.
He’s one of the blockers on the 2nd-and-10 draw play. Being a large target he’s also ignored in any dead-zone offensive plans.
Whats the 2nd-and-10 draw?
It’s that play they also run on 3rd-and-10
Lol
Great story about a class act.
My cousin went to an autograph signing and met Boss and Jacobs. Said they were both very kind to he and his 2 year old son.
But FF55 is right. This shouldn’t be noteworthy, but it is. But it’s not unique to 2010; my father always tells the story of when he met Willy Mays while doing his paper-route when he was a little boy. He tossed the paper onto his lawn one day and Mays came out of his and berated my father in the middle of the road, saying he shouldn’t have to walk down so far on the driveway to get his paper. He was swearing and getting loud, so much so that his neighbors came out and scolded him for speaking to a little boy like that.
Bottom line: some people, regardless of time, job or social status, are just ****.
Your dad should have stalked Mays wherever he went requesting that he pay $2…
i want my $2…
you should read “Candide” by Voltaire, i just finished it and it deals with that very issue in a pretty hilarious way
I’ll have the pancakes in Age of Enlightenment.
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Boss is just outstanding. I seen him wiff some blocks, but you can tell he is trying to get that part of his game down. He is fearless over the middle and sometimes pays for it. But I’ve not seen him seperated from the ball when the catch had to be made.
Jus like we all long for another Taylor or Carson. We may sometimes find our selves looking for another Barvaro. Chances are its not going to happen. We can still home/dream. If Boss had the physical gifts that one Mr. Jeremy Shockie was “given” we are talking perenial All Pro.
But dont sell this kid short, he will work with what he has to one day soon make it to that level. Very happy JR found him.
And yeah guys, I think JR will look to the smaller schools like Hampton, North Carolina A&T (rlhj; Duane Board; George Ragsdale) South Carolina State (Harry Carson) and Morgan State (Leroy Kelly) to find talent. It’s out there on both sides of the ball. Winning big time programs are easy to find. Winning big time players are sometimes where you would least expect.