Sports
Little Bruins Fan Wins Big USA Today Poll
The little boy from Northborough, who fist-bumped his way into our viral hearts, ran away with the USA Today sports poll.
The video shows Liam Fitzgerald at the end seat in the stands, excitedly fist-bumping every Bruins player as they skate into the locker room.
Fitzgerald, who is from Northborough, is an eight-year old with Down Syndrome, and also battled cancer for more than three years, reported Boston.com.
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The fist-bumping video quickly became a sensation, and swept through our Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. It was such a favorite among sports fans that on Wednesday, it won the “Best Fan” award in a USA Today poll by a whopping 95 percent.
The video, posted by Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, can be seen below:
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