Tim Tebow Stands With Special Needs Fan As She Sings ‘God Bless America’
Jillian Joyce is among the many baseball fans for whom Tim Tebow has helped create an amazing memory.
The former NFL quarterback-turned-minor league baseball player stood with Joyce, a 27-year-old fan with cerebral palsy, as she sang “God Bless America” on Saturday in the seventh inning of the St. Lucie Mets’ game against the Tampa Yankees at Steinbrenner Field.
Prior to singing, Joyce requested Tebow stand beside her, and he duly obliged.
Moment of the night: fan w/ cerebral palsy sings God Bless America and asked Tebow to join her. This is what it's all about pic.twitter.com/ylkcjifWec
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After the game, Lillian Joyce, Jillian’s mother, told the Tampa Bay Times’ Ryan Romano how much Tebow’s support means.
“He was so nice to her — he was just wonderful,” Lillian Joyce said. “When you’re a parent of a special needs person, you’re just so grateful for all that he does.”
Tebow is struggling a bit at the plate, batting .238 with five home runs and 25 RBIs in 45 games for St. Lucie. But he has very little problem winning over fans, that’s for sure.
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