New Adrian Clayborn fan

[Heckler50010]

Joined to share a story-my son was in Iowa City for Cochlear Impant surgery (1st half), and as he's recovering, a young woman asks if he can have a visitor. She brings him in, and it's Adrian Clayborn! It seems he was visiting the children's area, talking to folks, giving out signed photos. Made a 9 yr old's day. Spent about 5 minutes of his time with the family, and I think that was just really cool. There are some fine young men out to the east.

And I realize ISU players, and other Iowa players, do this as well. But since I had a specific instance, I wanted to give a specific 'thanks'.

 

[DexterMorgan]

Cool story. Thanks for sharing.

 

[94HawkMA]

Your son will remember that for the rest of his life! What a great experience. I don't know if we realize what a difference people can make.

 

[jameskalina]

Another nice, positive story.

With all the mud slinging, accusations and negative stories by the news media (and I include the Des Moines Register in on this), it's too bad these same media outlets do not focus on the good, positive stories about the Iowa football program.

 

[PawkHawk1]

Good story. And great memory for your son.

It's also nice to see a Hawkeye player that has graduated and NFL bound can still find the time to brighten someones day.

Makes me proud to be a Hawk fan.

 

[expos1994]

I had the opportunity to meet Adrian Clayborn at a county fair. He's a good guy. Had plenty of time to chat with each and every person and he posed for a pic with us. Very humble guy. Your story about him visiting doesn't surprise me at all. Cool experience for your boy.

 

[LutherHawk]

Thanks for sharing.

How is the cochlear implant working for your son?

 

[goiahawks]

Great! I hope your son is doing well

 

[Sarchasm]

Thanks for sharing.

The ENT department at UIHC is renowned so your son was certainly in good hands. Just curious as to why he wasn't a Clayborn fan in the first place?

 

[MelroseHawkins]

What's really more impressive is that Adrain Clayborn is still doing this after being pretty much done at Iowa & ready to get drafted by the NFL. I'm not sure a lot of other players in that position would still visit kids. A great Hawkeye.

 

[tdhawkeye]

Really cool story, hope everything works out for your son. I wish the boards and newspapers were filled with these type of stories, never get tired of reading them...

 

[JHHawk]

Adrian's mom really raised him right. He has done stuff like this for years at Iowa...even traveling the backroads of Iowa to visit schools and talk to kids.
He is a high character young man,who does make me proud to be a Hawkeye...Nile Kinnick would approve.

Good luck to your son in his recovery!!

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Adrian's mom really raised him right. He has done stuff like this for years at Iowa...even traveling the backroads of Iowa to visit schools and talk to kids.
He is a high character young man,who does make me proud to be a Hawkeye...Nile Kinnick would approve.

Good luck to your son in his recovery!!

Except when he punched that taxi driver.

But, I wasn't there I guess.

 

[FalseMirage]

This story speaks volumes about the kind of person AC is. Definitely one of my all-time favorite Hawks.

 

[FalseMirage]

Thanks for sharing.

The ENT department at UIHC is renowned so your son was certainly in good hands. Just curious as to why he wasn't a Clayborn fan in the first place?

Look at his sign-in name, he and his son are from Ames.

 

[Heckler50010]

FalseMirage is correct. My wife and I both grew up Hawkeye fans, I graduated from Northern Iowa, and she fom ISU. And we live here in Ames...

Basically root for Iowa the other weekends.

She had some experiences as a member of the marching band that tainted her against Iowa a little bit. But if you judged teams on the worst 1% of fans, you'd have no-one to root for!

Thanks all for the sentiments, second half of the procedure is at the end of the month.