DAYTON, Ohio — The halftime announcement is met by Born without legs, Martin — a 3-foot-1-inch, 117-pound high school football ”This day is going to go down in history," he declares. ”I always Martin, 17, plays on special teams and is a backup nose tackle who sees from the Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last year the Dowbrigade reported on ANOTHER legless lineman, Chris Gonzalez in California Today the Boston Globe came through with an extensive in-depth story, with plenty of pictures, from an East Coast profile in courage… DAYTON, Ohio — The halftime … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/legless3.jpg\")
Last
\n year the
\n Dowbrigade reported on ANOTHER
\n legless lineman<\/a>, Chris Gonzalez in California
\n Today the Boston Globe came through with an extensive in-depth story,
\n with
\n plenty of pictures, from an East Coast profile in courage…<\/em><\/p>\n
\n squeals from the football crowd at Welcome Stadium, as if Ed Sullivan
\n is introducing the Beatles. ”And now, ladies and gentlemen, the 2005
\n homecoming king, the very talented Mr. Bobby Martin."<\/p>\n
\n player — quickly uses his hands to propel himself between a flag-toting
\n honor guard lining the 50-yard line. The coronation is sweet. The new
\n king stands tall. Martin is crowned, and his green-and-yellow No. 99
\n Cougars jersey is draped with a red cape that flutters in the wind, Superman-like.
\n It was specially tailored by Sharon Murphy, his consumer science instructor
\n at Colonel White High School. Even though she was ill, Murphy was there,
\n caught up in Bobbymania.![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/legless2.jpg\")
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\n wanted to be the king. Always dreamed about it."<\/p>\n
\n limited playing time. But when he does, he fearlessly propels himself
\n with gloved hands, his torso inches above the turf. He’s agile and has
\n tremendous arm strength. He makes cobra-like tackles and is the last
\n defense on kickoff returns.<\/p>\n