Posted on 08/25/2014 8:25:02 PM PDT by FlJoePa
USC senior cornerback Josh Shaw has been sidelined indefinitely after suffering two high ankle sprains while saving his 7-year-old nephew from drowning.
According to USC’s RipsIt Blog, Shaw was attending a function at his cousin’s apartment when he looked down from the second-floor balcony and saw his 7-year-old nephew, who cannot swim, had fallen in the pool and was struggling to stay afloat. With total disregard for personal safety, Shaw jumped off the balcony and landed on the concrete below.
He then crawled into the pool, grabbed his nephew and got him to safety. Then, even though both of his legs were in immense pain, he was able to get to the pool ladder and pull himself out of the pool.
"I would do it again for whatever kid it was, it did not have to be my nephew," Shaw told the blog. "My ankles really hurt, but I am lucky to be surrounded by the best trainers and doctors in the world. I am taking my rehab one day at a time, and I hope to be back on the field as soon as possible."
As coach Steve Sarkisian points out, not many people would have taken that leap.
"That was a heroic act by Josh, putting his personal safety aside. It is unfortunate that he'll be sidelined for a while and we will miss his leadership and play, but I know he'll be working hard to get back on the field as soon as possible."
Shaw was named team captain this past weekend at the Salute to Troy dinner and he definitely exudes leadership on and off the field. Hopefully when he returns to the field, Trojan fans — and college football fans in general — will give him a standing ovation for his bravery.
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More points for heroism in this one act than in an entire career on the gridiron.
Douche bag would be more appropriate.
More like A**HOLE. And part of the growing contingent of holes on FR whose only contribution is to troll and disagree with every post.
Sadly when we think things aren’t as bad as they seem, they are. We’ve been had;
Yep - I posted another link earlier (and apologized for posting the original). Thanks for the link to the updated story.
Well thank you sir. I prefer to consider myself pragmatic but
you can pick your head from wherever it is apparently lodged. Do you want to buy a hint?
Only a jack ass would call someone who saved a boy from drowning a doofus. I stand by my comments. Have a nice day!
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Sources: Josh Shaw was involved in an incident involving domestic abuse & jumped off a 3rd story window while running from LAPD. #USC
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Great job - but try to reach the pool on the fly next time!
I guess we can agree to disagree?
I’m an old guy and former lifeguard.
The hero’s action was immediate, commendable, and stoopid.
In an emergency situation one applies whatever knowledge, experience, and awareness one has.
Leaping from a 20 foot balcony and missing the pool sounds to me like a drunken fool trying to do, in his mind, the right thing.
The resultant injuries, well stupid comes with a price tag.
Dang, I guess I should have followed the link to the domestic abuse story before addressing Mr. Roth.
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Totally retracted. To claim the hero’s mantle under the circumstances we now know is unforgivable.
Yeah, but a very good reason to throw some bucks to our host
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