The Greatest Pass Rusher Of College Football - 1010 Words

By: Daryan Jessie â€Å"The greatest pass rusher in college football today† said Coach Tom Osborne of the Nebraska, Cornhuskers. Have you ever heard of â€Å"the biggest ovation you never heard.† 73,650 fans all for a single deaf person named Kenny Walker. It was his last game for university and he was going on to the Denver Broncos. Kenny Walker was born in april 6th, 1967, in Crane, TX. He became deaf at the age of 2, from spinal meningitis. He was offered a football scholarship from the University of Nebraska Rare is it that warmth crowds wrath for the spotlight when the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Colorado Buffaloes crack helmets in their annual Big Eight showdown. Yet that was the mood this season at chilly Memorial Stadium in Lincoln as fans applauded loudly every senior playing his final home game. Nothing matched the reception waiting Kenny Walker, however. He received the biggest ovation you never heard.There was no applause. When Walker ran onto the field for the last time, he saw Big Red fans thanking him in sign language. They were deaf clapping, a majority of the 73,650 using a hand gesture to show affection that went far beyond Walker s crunching tackles and sacks as an All-America lineman. Their arms raised, appropriately, like a referee signaling touchdown and their wrists rotating counterclockwise, the fans applauded Walker. Deaf since contracting spinal meningitis at 2, Walker had inspired the Midwest, publicly sharing his story so others