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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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