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Who do we really have leading our team?
Feb 6, 2013, 10:28 PM
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This is a story that was shared by a friend of a friend (Ray Cartee was his name) on Facebook. I had to share as this represents exactly the type of person we need leading today's youth and serving as the face of the Clemson program. The message below is Mr. Cartee's......
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A MAN’S WORTH???? Yesterday I had the unbelievable pleasure of finding out the value of one man’s worth. To quote a commercial . . . he is “priceless.” Most of you know that, for over a year now, my mom has been battling stage 4 cancer of the liver and lungs. The weekly chemo sessions have taken their toil to the point that every day is now a struggle. Mom continues to battle courageously, but recently I felt she really needed some inspiration. To that end, I wrote the head coach of the Clemson Tigers, Dabo Swinney, a letter detailing Mom’s battle and my desire to provide her with that inspiration. For those of you who know my family, we bleed orange (no, not Tennessee orange). Clemson orange. Mom loves Dabo Swinney and everything he stands for. Now I know why. To make a long story as short as possible, yesterday, Don Munson, Director of Media Relations at Clemson University, and Dabo Swinney, visited my parent’s home in Easley, South Carolina. I want to mention that this was 2 days before National Signing Day, an extremely important day for a Division I College Football Head Coach. This meeting was not about publicity, as the only ones taking pictures were my family. This meeting was not about a head coach making a name for himself in a community . . . he’s already done that. This meeting was about a man who truly cares about his “family.” This was about a man whose only goal was to lift up a woman who was struggling and provide her with the inspiration to continue the fight. Dabo embraced my Mom, held her hand for 1 and ½ hours (even though we were told he would only have 30 minutes), and prayed over her for God to give her the strength to continue the fight. He shared intimate stories with us, and we with him. I could go on for quite a while about Dabo’s visit, but will simply say, it was a wonderful memory that my Mom and my family will cherish always. We will never be able to thank Dabo (& Don) enough for what we believe was a very timely visit with my Mom. For all of you Tiger fans out there, I want you to know . . . we have a great man leading this team. His inspiration and motivation for my Mom were “priceless.”
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Re: Who do we really have leading our team?
Feb 6, 2013, 10:37 PM
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I saw this today and shared it on my facebook because it was such a cool story. He is really a good man. Not a perfect man, but a really good man. I havent posted anything on FB in months. This needed to be shared. Thanks for putting it on here.
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He took time
Feb 6, 2013, 10:43 PM
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In the presser to say hello to her without mentioning anything at all of details of who she was. Class.
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Re: Who do we really have leading our team?
Feb 6, 2013, 11:39 PM
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We have a man who leads by example of how one should want to be like as they grow up.
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