Jason Mcelwain a true sports hero

I believe that there are still some sports heroes out there in the world of sport sometimes they're just not the athletes we may want them to be. Jason Mcelwain was diagnosed wit autism and was the team manager for Greece Athena High School. He had always practiced in the basketball gym when he was not doing other things for the coach. On the final home game of the year J-Mac "his nickname" was allowed to suit up not knowing if he was going to play or not. During the fourth quarter of the game Greece Athena took a large lead in the game and thats when the crowd began to chant his name. They wanted coach Jim Johnson to put their manager in the game. The crowd finally got what they wanted and Jason was inserted into the game. His first shot attempt was an air ball, but that did not stop him from shooting again. To everyones surprise J-Mac made it and he went on to make six 3 pointers on his way to 20 points in four minutes! The crowd went nuts and stormed the court after the game hold Jason up and chanting his name. After what the kid has had to deal with his whole life he finally got his moment in the spotlight and a performance that will forever change me and a lot of other people. I remember watching the ESPN special on it and it brought tears to my eyes. Hearing his story touched my life the way sports heroes used to do. THe president, Oprah, and Magic Johnson all wanted to see him. As Magic quoted "It touched every emotion in your body, because you cheer for guys like him" (Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEFA0JYMGo)
It made me believe anything is possible and never doubt something or someones potential. So in the age of no "real" sports heroes here is a perfect example of a sports hero who has changed so many peoples lives with something more than sports success.