Hot As a Pistol
I saw this on Nick’s blog (as well as dozens of other blogs) and thought I’d repost it. It’s truly an uplifting and motivational story about an autistic boy who took to the basketball court and came up big. You can’t help but smile. 
Watch the CBS news clip (wmv format)
Read more details from the Associated Press, via the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Jason McElwain, 17, had done everything he was asked to do for the Greece Athena High School [in Rochester, NY] basketball team - keep the stats, run the clock, hand out water bottles.
That all changed last week for the team manager in the final home game of the season. The senior, who is autistic and usually sits on the bench in a white shirt and black tie, put on a uniform and entered the game with his team way ahead.
McElwain proceeded to hit six 3-point shots, finished with 20 points and was carried off the court on his teammates’ shoulders.
“I ended my career on the right note,” he told the Associated Press by phone Thursday. “I was really hotter than a pistol!”
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Mar 2nd, 2006 at 09:23:35
glad you posted this. Been meaning to dig up this video to watch for myself.
Mar 2nd, 2006 at 10:23:37
That ia an awesome story!
Mar 2nd, 2006 at 12:06:11
It’ll bring tears to your eyes!
Mar 2nd, 2006 at 16:04:20
that’s really cool… see what the LDS church can do for people?
Mar 2nd, 2006 at 19:06:30
What does the LDS church have to do with anything?
Mar 2nd, 2006 at 22:04:42
Amazing!!…
Wow, this is one of the most awesome/amazing/uplifting stories I have ever seen. Most of you have probably already seen this. An autistic kid who was dedicated to his high school basketball team got the chance to play, and made every other player l…
Mar 3rd, 2006 at 22:38:18
it was a LDS school and basketball league…
Mar 4th, 2006 at 00:04:11
Where did you see that? There was nothing in the video or that article that stated it was an LDS school or that it was an LDS basketball league. In fact, according to it’s website, http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/, it’s part of the Greece Central School District. Just curious where you heard that.
Mar 4th, 2006 at 01:07:58
Chris - I re-linked directly to you since I couldn’t find a good way to link to it at CBS. Hope you don’t mind.