Former College Football Player and Marine Catches Toddler Dropped From Balcony of Burning Apartment

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Former College Football Player and Marine Catches Toddler Dropped From Balcony of Burning Apartment
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By Nancy Flory Published on July 11, 2020
Nancy Flory

A former college football wide receiver and Marine made the catch of his life earlier this month when a 3-year-old boy was dropped from a balcony of an apartment engulfed in flames.

Phillip Blanks, 28, heard some noise on July 3 outside an apartment complex in Phoenix, Arizona. When he heard someone yell “fire,” he ran outside barefoot to see what was happening. It was then that he saw an apartment on fire and a woman getting ready to toss her toddler over the balcony.

“He was twirling in the air like a propeller,” he told ABC7 Eyewitness News. “His head landed perfectly on my elbow. His ankle got twisted up as I was diving. The guy who was there with me — it looked like he wasn’t going to catch him. So that’s why I stepped in. I just wanted to make a better catch.”
 
https://stream.org/former-college-football-player-and-marine-catches-toddler-dropped-from-balcony-of-burning-apartment/

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The most important catch of his life.

Unfortunately, the mother died saving her son. 

No stronger love exists than that of a mother for her offspring.

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I saw an NFL football do this once.  After catching the baby, he got caught up in the moment and took off running down the street.  After reaching the end of the block, he did a touchdown dance and spiked the ball.

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It's like dad's old league softball games I remember when I was a kid.

'I got it I got it I got it, nope you got it!'