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Autistic 18 yr old football player becomes a hero on the football field -true story
A high school student with autism becomes a hero on the football field. Sounds like a good movie doesn #39;t it? Well, it #39;s a true story. The score was tied with just 21 seconds left on the clock Friday night. Out trotted Brick High School #39;s Anthony Starego, an 18-year-old kicker who #39;s used to facing adversity. Starego was orphaned at the age of 3 and then grew up with a long list of developmental issues. So when he jogged out on the field to attempt a game-winning field goal against favored Toms River North, one couldn #39;t blame him if he didn #39;t feel overwhelmed by the moment. What happened next was something usually reserved for Hollywood. He split the uprights and the place went crazy. But there was nothing ordinary about that kick. It was a lifetime in the making, CBS 2 prime;s Otis Livingston reported Tuesday. "As soon as the officials went like this, I was a blubbering idiot," father Ray Starego said, demonstrating the hand movement for a successful field goal. "I was just crying, but I wasn #39;t going to stop watching him because he was just jumping for joy. It really was unbelievable," added Reylene Starego, Anthony #39;s mother. If being the hero Friday night put Starego at the top of the mountain, his entire life has been an uphill battle getting there. "When he came to us, he had been through 11 foster homes and he had had some difficulties. He had about six words to his vocabulary," Reylene Starego said. "He had kidney reflux; he had an asthmatic condition. Basically, it was a ...From:AreYouinTheKnowViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:16More inNews Politics

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