Everyone knows the story of Lane Goodwin and the Thumbs Up for Lane campaign that gained worldwide attention.
Tonight Lane’s father, George, will sit on the Kentucky bench in part of generosity from a participant in Coach Cal’s fantasy camp.
An attendee at the John Calipari Fantasy Camp who submitted the top bid to be an assistant coach at a UK game this year worked through Big Blue Nation Cares — an organization that provides UK basketball and football tickets to special fans — to give his spot on the bench to George Goodwin in honor of his son’s memory after he was inspired by a speech ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale gave at John Calipari’s fantasy camp last summer.
The “Thumbs Up for Lane” campaign inspired many and FOX 56 news anchor Jennifer Palumbo even had her picture taken with Calipari’s team giving the “thumbs up” to Lane.
“I don’t even know what to say,” George Goodwin said. “I am certainly overwhelmed by it all. The only thing I have literally thought about, and I know this sounds crazy, is what to wear.”
This is a great tribute to a family that his going through a trying time of losing a son.
I can’t imagine.
