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Ex-NFL player launching site to honor Joplin tornado victim (The Associated Press)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Former Kansas City Chiefs long snapper Kendall Gammon is launching a social media site inspired by a Joplin tornado victim on the fifth anniversary of the deadly twister.

The website gives people a place to say thanks by recording a short video on their smartphone or computer, or what Gammon calls ''selfie thank-yous.'' The person receiving the ''game ball video'' then can be notified by email, text message or a ''shout out'' if that information isn't known.

Called ''Will's Wall,'' it is inspired by Will Norton, who was sucked away by the tornado as he headed home from his high school graduation, The Kansas City Star (http://bit.