Kevin Laue, local Pleasanton resident, will be personally appearing at his dual film screening, "Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story", on Saturday, April 26 at 2PM and 6PM.
Kevin
Laue defies all odds to become the first one-armed basketball player ever to
receive a scholarship and play on an elite NCAA Division One basketball team.
Originally
from Pleasanton, Laue demonstrated his zest for life before he was even born. With his umbilical cord wrapped around his
neck in the womb, Kevin fought back using his arm as a shield. Without circulation from the umbilical cord,
he was born with an arm that ended just below the elbow.
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By
the time Kevin reached the seventh grade, he was 6' 9"; but still unable
to make any of the local teams in upscale Pleasanton, California. Distraught by the treatment of her son by the
local community, Kevin's mother crossed the tracks to beg the rival coach at Livermore
High School for help.
Only
after Coach McKnight agreed to allow Kevin a tryout did she mention that Kevin
only had one arm. After a long day, Coach McKnight knew there was something
special in Kevin. He felt he could help Kevin make the varsity team. The rest is history.
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Joining
Laue on Saturday as moderator at the dual film screening is Chad Crittenden,
local Livermore celebrity and inspirational speaker. Crittenden was diagnosed with a rare and
deadly form of cancer where amputation was necessary just below the knee. His recovery was miraculously quick, and he
completed a triathlon nine months after the surgery. As a challenged athlete, he made his national
debut on CBS’ Survivor, Season 9, just over a year after his amputation. Crittenden now travels the world as an
international and motivational speaker with most recently speaking in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He has also
presented at noteworthy TEDx forums.
Helping
bring this dual screening to Livermore High School is Livermore High School
Boosters, LHS Parent Teacher Student Association and Solar Universe.
These
special celebrity screenings of “Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story” will be held
on Saturday, April 26th at 2PM and 6PM. Entrance is $5 per person and benefits
the Livermore High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association.
For
additional details or ticket purchases for ““Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story”, please
visit http://www.livermorehighschoolptsa.com/programs/. Questions may be directed to Monica Baucke,
LHS PTSA: monica.baucke@sbcglobal.net
For
more information on Kevin Laue, visit www.thekevinlauestory.com
For
more information on Chad Crittenden, visit www.chadcrittenden.com
