Not for the first time, a Mississippi State athlete found quick popularity across all pockets of the internet this week, starting with a tweet that at current count has over 64,000 retweets and 250,000-plus likes.
However, the quick rise to fame had nothing to do with athletic ability. In fact, most who have seen the tweet from Saturday are likely to be completely unaware that Charles Brockman is a star track athlete, now a freshman on MSU’s track and field team. The outpouring of attention and support has come mostly because Brockman has a great dad.