A very talented high school basketball player who was well known in the community and admired by his piers, for his extraordinary skills. He was a kid with a croaky voice stood 5'9", and loved by all who came in contact with him. Little kids in school looked up to him as their hero.
He couldn't see very well and you could often see him squinting when shooting a basket. The coach suggested to his parents to have him wear contacts, which he did. He was so used to the old way of squinting that he never was as good as before.
Turn of events in his personal life kept him for pursuing a college basketball career in Indiana.