The Hiram High School football team brought in a new student manager when Jonathan Greenard began his all-important junior season.
Eager to meet him, Greenard walked up to Ryan Tomberlin.
"What's your name?" Tomberlin asked.
"Jonathan."
"What's your last name?" Tomberlin asked.
"Greenard."
They made an instant connection: The tall, lanky player with big-time college football hopes, and the student manager with disabilities who forevermore called Jonathan Greenard his new best friend.
The two became lunch buddies during the school day. Tomberlin gave the football team a pep talk before every game.