Colonialcrester Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Give some laundry be for a Columbus kid that finally got his chance to score. And give a hand to Albany for making this happen. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28832122/vermont-josh-speidel-overcomes-traumatic-brain-injury-score-first-career-points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUDan93 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Great story, tough kid. Attitude really is everything, isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Just got on to post this story. Watching it this morning on Sportscenter and I cam admit my eyes were leaking. Josh has been such an inspiration and young men like him will find a way to be successful. Had the privilege to see him play many times in high school and was looking forward to his success at Vermont. He did not disappoint. He achieved so much more and left a giant impact on many. Thanks Vermont and Albany for allowing this to happen and to Josh for his NEVER GIVE UP attitude. Young man you are a hero to many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Just saw the clip on CBS This Morning. Heart warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy1987 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 And he's graduating college with a 3.4 GPA. Pretty inspiring story. Go Hoosiers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 I saw one interview where he said he thought about missing on purpose to get the offensive rebound too but decided he wanted to shoot 100% for his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Billingsley99 said: Just got on to post this story. Watching it this morning on Sportscenter and I cam admit my eyes were leaking. Josh has been such an inspiration and young men like him will find a way to be successful. Had the privilege to see him play many times in high school and was looking forward to his success at Vermont. He did not disappoint. He achieved so much more and left a giant impact on many. Thanks Vermont and Albany for allowing this to happen and to Josh for his NEVER GIVE UP attitude. Young man you are a hero to many Same here!.....Watching him play for Columbus North against our high school was a treat.....he was a beast! He was a man among boys from what I remember seeing. I always prayed that he would fully recover from his injury, earn his way back onto the floor and be playing competitively before he graduated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Matt Norlander from CBS has an even more in-depth story on this. One thing that jumped out at me is that Josh started ahead of first round draft pick Dylan Windler on their AAU team. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/albany-lets-vermont-player-who-overcame-car-crash-coma-score-first-career-points-on-senior-night/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 Front page of the Columbus Republic. http://www.therepublic.com/2020/03/05/i_did_it_momma_speidel_reaches_dream_of_starting_his_first_collegiate_game_on_senior_night/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 Great story! I hope to say this the right way but in a world where life isn't often fair..can be harsh..this young man's story say's a lot and can teach a lot. We see these "accidents" as a disaster or something awful but then when you see someone overcome such obstacles and with such a wonderful attitude you realize that with everything there is an opportunity to inspire, do something special, and live a life that counts in the biggest way. Congrats to this young man and so many others who will "overcome" and achieve something many thought not possible. Puts so much in perspective and also reminds us that even out of a tragedy there can be something special and life changing come forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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