Just before midnight on Sept. 25, 2006, Steve Gleason sat at his locker in the Superdome and contemplated history and his place in it.
Through his Team Gleason organization, he hopes to inspire even more than he did on the football field
It was less than hour after the New Orleans Saints had beaten the Atlanta Falcons 23-3 in one of the most-watched games in NFL history. Gleason's blocked punt in the game's opening minutes served as the catalyst to an emphatic victory on an emotional night.
"Athletically, it was the coolest thing I've ever done, no doubt," Gleason said that night.