... in the fourth quarter as coach Shane Beamer gazed upon the field from above, ready to send in the winning play call.

Instead of being inside Lane Stadium in front of 50,000 raucous fans, Frank Beamer’s 12-year-old son could only pretend he was in his father’s shoes. He stood on the wooden deck behind his house, looking down on an empty pasture.

This day, he was lucky enough to have found a friend to send down to the pasture with one walkie-talkie, while he held the other. They used the toys to communicate imaginative strategies, just like Shane saw his father do on Saturdays.

He had already spent the morning in the kitchen reading the game day itinerary aloud to his youn...

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