Athletes play hurt all the time, but those who do it with extenuating circumstances make the news.  Magic Johnson retired from basketball because of AIDS, Mario Lemieux battled through cancer treatments to come back to the ice, and Lou Gehrig would have his consecutive games streak stopped because of a disease.  The same disease that is affecting Wes Shealey, Fishers High School P. A. Announcer.

WTHR.com: KRAVITZ: On Wes Shealey, and ALS, and a voice that will not be silenced

Bob Kravitz really did great work on a piece that may have you in tears, depending on your age.  This is the kind of story you should read, and support.

Wes is a friend to SportsAnnouncing.com, and recently announced the Inaugural Victory Field Gridiron Classic held at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians of the AAA-International League.  He is really a hard worker who loves announcing and we’re happy to support him as best we can.