h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My grandson loves football. He's chosen to be in goal. His debut, the team lost 11-0 and he was devastated. So my son, Harrison's daddy, edited his video to show his saves and uploaded it to Twitter for comments. The result was a "Twitter Moment" (on the day Aretha Franklin passed, that's some achievement). http://twitter.com/i/moments/1030333109282136065

The video has been seen over a million times and comments posted by famous goalkeepers among others, all encouraging and one even called him "champion", which is what I heard spiritually when I first saw him. Now the story is featured on their local BBC News website. Could I be more proud of my wonderful son and my amazing grandson?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45247819

So happy for your grandson, your son and yourself, GB. This brought tears of the best kind to my eyes

Also my congratulations, GB.

Wow - that is amazing!

Great video - he deserves to celebrate those excellent saves, and the awesome advice from Twitter will serve him well for the next game

Congratulations on Harrison's football achievement.
His hard work and dedication, has shone through.
Harrison has overcome so much and I am sure he
will achieve much greatness.
GB Congratulations, you deserve to feel proud
as his hard work has certainly paid off.

That's pretty cool Galaxy Babe! Congrats to your son and grandson!

Yes, I saw this yesterday. It’s amazing how these things kick off. What a great response!

I hope he gets those gloves!

so cool how many goalies have answered!

Washington Post, anyone heard of that? http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/08/23/footage-of-a-9-year-old-goalie-losing-his-soccer-game-went-viral-then-the-pros-he-idolized-weighed-in/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e77f5de8c9c1

That's wonderful news Galaxy Babe.

That is wonderful GB. The Washington Post is one of our few papers of record and for a relative to make it there is really BIG STUFF. I wish Harrison and his dad the best and will hope their team does well.

for all involved.

thank you ladies. Allan has sent me a ton of other links which I am sure can be located by googling. I did think the Washington Post was the most prominent. Seems I was right

Wow!

Amazing!

And only our American friends could describe Neville Southall as ‘One of England’s best goalkeepers’