August 8, 1982. A line drive foul
ball hits a four year old boy in the head at Fenway. Jim Rice, realizing in a
flash that it would take EMTs too long to arrive and cut through the crowd,
sprang from the dugout and scooped up the boy. He laid the boy gently on the
dugout floor, where the Red Sox medical team began to treat him.
When the boy arrived at the
hospital 30 minutes later, doctors said, without a doubt that Jim's prompt
actions saved the boy's life. Jim returned to the game in a blood-stained
uniform. A real badge of courage. After visiting the boy in the hospital, and
realizing the family was of modest means, he stopped by the business office and
instructed that the bill be sent to him.
This is what a sports Hero looks
like! <3
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