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Kevin B.'s avatar

Thanks John for the article. I really appreciate your stories like this. It brings wonderful humanity to sports.

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John Canzano's avatar

Thanks so much.

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Jenn Drayton's avatar

Great article! Love that he got to live his dream. Even better since I’m a Zag Alum!

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John Canzano's avatar

That family — a great team

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Brad Weekly's avatar

I studied for one year - 1981-82 Freshmen year - at Gonzaga before transferring to Oregon. Thought I wanted to be a sportswriter and landed a role at The Bulletin covering men's and women's hoops, baseball and rugby. Learned a ton but my career as a journo was short-lived. Did get to interview John Stockton and can confirm he was a red ass then, too. But Jack and Dan's is a great pub.

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Jim Stewart's avatar

This is why sports have been a part of my life always: the stories.

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John Canzano's avatar

Same. I love learning them and telling them.

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Bob B's avatar

Super article, John . Another textbook example of excellence in feature writing( I would have liked more background about Will's struggle with hypotonia--maybe in a separate piece or as an addendum to this story).

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John Canzano's avatar

It's a good point. Will make a note to follow up.

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Barbara Cameron's avatar

You did it again John…my first tears of the morning.

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Mark Kearns's avatar

Gonzaga is clearly one of the best programs in the country. I think their success is by finding young men like Will Graves. It will be interesting to see his next stop. Love the personal stories from behind the teams!

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Mark Gilman's avatar

Excellent piece which illustrates that sports are about so much more than wins and losses.

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Larry Tracey's avatar

Excellent article John. I look forward to reading your stories every morning. Thank you so much!

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John Canzano's avatar

thank you for being here Larry. I am loving this adventure.

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