You can have "Rudy"!!! What a great story regarding this kid. That football will be on his mantel for the rest of his life.
From Politi's article:
Rutgers walk-on Timmy Ward grabbed the ball and raced into the end zone, and the Scarlet Knights (briefly) tied the game with a huge momentum-swinging play.
That Ward is the one who scored is an inspiring story. Ward, standout football player and wrestler at Canton High School in Pennsylvania, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in November 2018. He underwent chemotherapy, losing nearly 30 pounds, before he was declared cancer free the following May — only to suffer an ACL tear that derailed his career again.
He joined Rutgers as an equipment manager with an opportunity to try out as walk-on. He hadn’t played football in three years before Schiano told him he had earned a spot on the team, a journey that was rewarded with an unexpected visit to the end zone against Michigan.
From Politi's article:
Rutgers walk-on Timmy Ward grabbed the ball and raced into the end zone, and the Scarlet Knights (briefly) tied the game with a huge momentum-swinging play.
That Ward is the one who scored is an inspiring story. Ward, standout football player and wrestler at Canton High School in Pennsylvania, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in November 2018. He underwent chemotherapy, losing nearly 30 pounds, before he was declared cancer free the following May — only to suffer an ACL tear that derailed his career again.
He joined Rutgers as an equipment manager with an opportunity to try out as walk-on. He hadn’t played football in three years before Schiano told him he had earned a spot on the team, a journey that was rewarded with an unexpected visit to the end zone against Michigan.
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