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THIS is why I love BYU football
by frdbtr · 10/18/2010
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CAFB_04-12Vai has become a great voice for the program on the DesNews.
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MJCOUGARAmen to that. Great blog, this too is why I love BYU football.
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Cougy_MonsterGreat story. And well written too.
I grew up in Provo and Brent Pratley was my orthopedic surgeon (a few minor high school football injuries). He was truly a nutty guy like Vai said (there's a bunch of sh** in your knee was how he explained the diagnosis to me), but a great man.
When Dr. Pratley asked about my family I told him my mom was raising 8 kids on her own after my dad died. Dr. Pratley said no single mom should have to pay for her boys' sports injuries. Everything was free as long as he was my doc.
I loved his office. He had signed pictures from all my favorite BYU heroes like Young and McMahon and Vai on his wall. It was a great place. I almost liked getting injured just so I could set up an appointment.
I went to med school partly because of Pratley's good example to me. I don't have any famous athletes' pictures in my clinic but a nice old patient the other day gave me a baseball card of himself from the 50's.
I grew up in Provo and Brent Pratley was my orthopedic surgeon (a few minor high school football injuries). He was truly a nutty guy like Vai said (there's a bunch of sh** in your knee was how he explained the diagnosis to me), but a great man.
When Dr. Pratley asked about my family I told him my mom was raising 8 kids on her own after my dad died. Dr. Pratley said no single mom should have to pay for her boys' sports injuries. Everything was free as long as he was my doc.
I loved his office. He had signed pictures from all my favorite BYU heroes like Young and McMahon and Vai on his wall. It was a great place. I almost liked getting injured just so I could set up an appointment.
I went to med school partly because of Pratley's good example to me. I don't have any famous athletes' pictures in my clinic but a nice old patient the other day gave me a baseball card of himself from the 50's.
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SpiffCougI still have my copy of Touchdowns, Tip-offs and Testimonies.
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