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American was in such a hurry to take his 3-year-old son away for the first time to the basketball game that came to the stadium right after the change in the mine. He was covered in coal dust, but he was in time for the match and pleased the child, and this important.





As children, we often do not realize how much our parents to make us happy. But this little boy forever remember the moment when his father first brought him to stadium.

Heroes don't always wear capes; sometimes they look like santa after a whole day of chimney jumping. The annual Kentucky Wildcats game was on, and basketball head coach John Calipari noticed something in the audience unusual.

The photo taken by John Calipari melted hearts and became viral. An ordinary guy, miner Michael Joe McGuire, got into the frame, together with a little son. As it turned out later, Michael after a long shift in the mine did not have time to change his clothes and was covered in coal dust, but he could not let such a small thing get in the way of going to a basketball game, which his child was waiting.

John Calipari tweeted a picture and wrote that will give VIP tickets to this wonderful family so they can continue cheer for your favorite team



Molly McGuire, Michael's wife, came to the commentary on the coach's post





"This is my husband Michael McGuire with our son Easton!" — she wrote. And she said that Michael had not slept since 4:45 in the morning, and then rushed to the stadium after a long day at work to visit basketball game with your family. "We are truly blessed such an amazing person and we are very grateful! We love our miner," she wrote.



Michael had about 45 minutes to get from work to game and he didn't wanted to miss none of the first basketball games of his 3-year-old son. He added: "Either go straight there or miss half the game, to go home, take a shower and all that."



He realized that he became popular in social networks, only the next day after the game. After the match, the family went straight home, and Michael got ready for another early rise to work and turned off the phone. When he appeared in front of his colleagues, he was given a standing ovation.



At first he thought he was being played. "Everybody said, 'Here comes celebrity! And here is the famous guy!” I had no idea what is happening."

Then he turned on his phone, which was lit up with messages, phone calls and requests for interviews. "I couldn't believe this was happening in reality,” Michael said. The same coach contacted him basketball team who decided to donate tickets to subsequent matches this wonderful family.



Molly McGuire told reporters that their family's core values ​​are based on faith, hard work and respect.



She hopes that their children will grow up "knowing that they are always worthy, always loved and that they never have to change themselves to please others."



We wish the family all the best and hope they enjoy the VIP experience! They definitely deserve it!