>>>
>>> WHEN
>>> WHEN A NORTHFIELD FOOTBALL TEAM SQUARED OFF AGAINST
ROCHESTER, A FAILURE FACE AND
VOICE IS ON THE SIDELINES.
>> WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT HOW
LARRY INSPIRED HIS TEAM FOUR
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. NOW AS WE KICK OFF ANOTHER YEAR
OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, IT IS
A GOOD TIME TO REVISIT AND
UPDATE LARRY'S STORY.
HERE IS BOYD.
>> ON HOMECOMING NIGHT, THE
NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL RATERS
NEED ALL OF THE LUCK THEY CAN
GET.
GET.
GET. JUST
GET. JUST TO WINS FOR THE SEASON
AGAINST THE TEAM WAS JUST TO
LOSSES.
LOSSES.
LOSSES. >> OFF TO THE RACES.
>> FORTUNATELY, FOR THE
RAIDERS, LUCK IS ON THEIR SIDE.
>> COME ON GUYS.
>> THE LOOK IS NOT THE FIRST
ONE MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASSIGNED
TO LARRY.
TO LARRY.
TO LARRY. >> SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WIN.
>> LARRY WAS BORN WITH ONE ARE
MISSING.
MISSING.
MISSING. ANOTHER THAT GUARANTEED HE
WOULD FACE HIS SHARE OF
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. HIS MISSING ONE IS ANOTHER
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. >>
STORY. >> THERE ARE RUMORS OF WHY HE
IS IN THIS WHEELCHAIR.
NOT REALLY SURE.
>> WE WILL GET TO THAT.
BUT FIRST, YOU NEED TO SEE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> HAD DOWN.
THAT A BLOOD.
>> LARRY IS A ONE LEGGED
KICKING COACH.
KICKING COACH. >> I'VE GOT CONFIDENCE AND MY
BOYS.
BOYS.
BOYS. MOST OF MY MUSCLES WERE IN MY
LEGS BECAUSE I USED MY LEGS A
LOT.
LOT.
LOT. >>
LOT. >> LARRY GREW UP WITH THOSE
POWERFUL LEGS HE USED TO WALK
ONTO HIS SCHOOL FIELD,
DETERMINED TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
>> THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET A
UNIFORM IS A FIVE COULD MAKE A
50 YARD FIELD GOAL.
I GOT MY UNIFORM.
>> 40 YEARS LATER, ON A WALK
WITH HIS DOG PAST NORTHFIELD
HIGH, HE HAPPENED TO SHARE THAT
VERY STORY WITH BUBBA SULLIVAN.
>> THE COACH OF THE RAIDERS.
>> I SAID, IF YOU EVER WANT TO
COME OUT AND HELP US OUT, WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE.
>> YOU ARE GETTING UNDER IT.
>> KNOWING ALL OF THAT FROM
BIRTH DEFECTS, THE KIDNEYS, TO
COACH.
COACH.
COACH. >>
COACH. >> HE IS MOST POSITIVE PERSON I
HAVE EVER MET.
>> KNOWING ALL OF THAT.
THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD TIME FOR
YOU TO ALSO KNOW HOW LARRY LOST
THAT LEG.
THAT LEG.
THAT LEG. >> I WAS OUT BEAR HUNTING.
I GOT MY THERE ON SATURDAY.
GOT SHOT ON SUNDAY.
>> ANOTHER HUNTER HAD MISTAKEN
LARRY FOR A BEAR.
HE SHOT HIM.
>> THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE LEG
WAS GONE.
WAS GONE.
WAS GONE. >> JUST DIRTY SIX AT THE TIME.
>> IT TOOK A BIG PART OF MY
LIFE AWAY FROM ME.
>> LARRY SPENT SIX WEEKS IN THE
HOSPITAL AND THEN WENT BACK TO
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. AND
WORK. AND BACK TO RAISING HIS FAMILY.
>> I, SPEECH, I THE HEARING, I
GOT MY EYESIGHT.
AND JUST ONE LESS THING I HAVE
TO OVERCOME.
TO OVERCOME. >> DID YOU NOTICE LARRY DIDN'T
SAY ONE THING MORE TO OVERCOME?
>> ONE LESS THING.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> HE REASONS A LEG ALREADY
MISSING CAN NEVER CAUSE
PROBLEMS AGAIN.
PROBLEMS AGAIN. >>> WE TALK ABOUT HAVING AN
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE.
WE HAVE A LIVING, READING,
EXAMPLE OF THAT.
>> A LONG TIME AGO, PEOPLE USED
TO TELL MAGICAL STORIES.
>>> AN EXAMPLE LARRY ALSO
SHARES AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VOLUNTEER.
VOLUNTEER. >> MUST'VE BEEN A DOZEN TIMES
HE TOLD US THIS.
>> I AM A PRETTY LUCKY GUY.
I AM PRETTY LUCKY.
>> PERHAPS THE REASON THAT
HOMECOMING LARRY AND HIS
KICKERS HAD A LITTLE LUCK TO
SPARE.
SPARE.
SPARE. >>
SPARE. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SOME MEN GO THROUGH LIFE
WITHOUT TAKING SO MUCH AS A
PUNCH.
PUNCH.
PUNCH. BUT LARRY TOOK A LOOKING.
>> THERE YOU GO.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
>> IT KEEPS ON KICKING.
BOYD HOOPER, KARE11 NEWS.
NORTHFIELD.
NORTHFIELD. >> I LOVE THEM ALL.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
FOUR YEARS AFTER LARRY'S STORY
FIRST AIRED, HE IS BACK ON THE
SIDELINES, STILL COACHING THE
KICKERS AT NORTHFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN
FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE GAME
AGAINST ROCHESTER MALE.
LARRY TOLD US HE COULDN'T WAIT
FOR FOOTBALL SEASON TO START.
HE SAYS HE HAS GREAT KIDS TO
WORK WITH THIS YEAR.
BUT OF COURSE LARRY SAYS THAT
EVERY YEAR.
EVERY YEAR. >> YOU HAVE NOT MET SOMEONE
THAT POSITIVE THOUGH.
THAT MAN.