about 3 years or so ago, a guy i went to school (jason) with was in the hospital having a brain tumor removed. this guy and i weren't close - hardly talked, if ever - but were friends on facebook. while he was being prepped for an exam, he had a skully headwrap on his hospital bed. it had a steelers logo on it. long story short, i looked on twitter and contacted ryan clark and told him a steelers fan was in the hospital to have a brain tumor removed. i asked if he could find a minute or two to call him to wish him well.
he called jason. immediately.
jason's wife sent me an im that it was one of the most surprising things that had ever happened to him. ryan led jason in prayer and helped pick his spirits up. hell, could you imagine? waiting for surgery for a brain tumor removal, the phone rings and it's ryan ******* clark?
while he was a hard hitting dude on the field, ryan was a completely generous man off it. and one of my favorites.