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He says it was Michael Marino!
Jay Glazer of CBS Sportsline is leaving for a TV gig. In the following article he recalls some of his most memorable moments with CBS Sportsline.
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7369526
Greatest interview subject
Michael Marino, Dan Marino's son.
Mikey had autism when he was younger but about six years ago miraculously came out of it.
I was the first reporter that little Marino sat with and talked to at length about what it was like to be stuck in an autistic shell. He told me that he remembered wanting to do or say something but not being able to find the ability to do so. He was trapped and knew he was trapped.
We in the sport world throw about words like "miraculous" to identify a nice catch or interception, but Michael Marino certainly proves our vernacular is often misused.
When I asked him why I was the first reporter he had ever agreed to talk to about his autism, Michael said, "Because nobody else asked." Yup, sounds about right.
By the way, Michael now plays football, does very well in school and has no signs that he ever stood toe-to-toe with this terrible condition.
Jay Glazer of CBS Sportsline is leaving for a TV gig. In the following article he recalls some of his most memorable moments with CBS Sportsline.
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7369526
Greatest interview subject
Michael Marino, Dan Marino's son.
Mikey had autism when he was younger but about six years ago miraculously came out of it.
I was the first reporter that little Marino sat with and talked to at length about what it was like to be stuck in an autistic shell. He told me that he remembered wanting to do or say something but not being able to find the ability to do so. He was trapped and knew he was trapped.
We in the sport world throw about words like "miraculous" to identify a nice catch or interception, but Michael Marino certainly proves our vernacular is often misused.
When I asked him why I was the first reporter he had ever agreed to talk to about his autism, Michael said, "Because nobody else asked." Yup, sounds about right.
By the way, Michael now plays football, does very well in school and has no signs that he ever stood toe-to-toe with this terrible condition.
