For 5 years, USC great Tony Boselli and dad 'Big Tony' waited as Little Tony inched closer to the Football Hall of Fame. Big Tony died in May 2021; Boselli got the call in January. While bittersweet, Big Tony still got to tell his son how proud he was.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson received a only six-game suspension from a disciplinary officer for violating the NFL personal conduct policy.A month after settling his business to his daughter in the summer of 2020, he was diagnosed with stage-four melanoma that had metastasized into his liver, lungs and brain. He was 71.
“He was at a point where the treatment wasn’t working. We were hoping for the best. We were hoping for a miracle, but that was the first thing that went through my mind.” “During football season, we’d be in the back yard throwing it, playing touch football with my friends or siblings. It was year-round. Then during the summers, we spent all day every day at the reservoir because we had a ski boat. My dad was always about family.”
His friends and family planned a reception for him at USC’s Heritage Hall. People flew in from all over. Teammates from college and the pros were there. Former Trojans coach John Robinson was there. Family galore. There was food and drinks. “So this video starts playing and she and the Jaguars had gone through and gotten a bunch of people I’d played with and ex-coaches, and they were all saying nice things about me,” Boselli said. “Some of my friends were making fun of me and telling jokes.”“All of a sudden, at the very last video, my dad pops up on the screen,” he said. “At this point, I had no idea they had videoed him. And there’s my dad. And he starts talking about me and how proud he is of me.
As of this week, he could not bring himself to watch the video. He plans to Friday night, in private, on the eve of his induction.
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