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but he showed up for every practice.
Some football players couldn’t even
claim that.
That year, as he hung around the
practices, we hit on an idea. With the
permission of the coaches, we all pooled
our money and ordered Lloyd a football
jersey and a silver whistle. I have never
seen anyone as happy with some
presents.
But that was where our tale began its
strange twist, for unknown to us, our
coaches had ulterior motives in allowing
us to move ahead with our philanthropic
endeavors. No sooner had we pulled the
new jersey over Lloyd’s head and hung
the whistle around his neck, then the
head coach stepped forward to address
us.
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