Meet Dr. Robert Bersin, a Seattle cardiologist. From heart-valve replacements to a number of catheter-based procedures, the 61-year-old has built a reputation by caring for the ticker. His heart will be beating as fast as anybody’s watching his son play in the Super Bowl.
In the fourth quarter of a 2014 game with the season on the line, Carolina Panthers receiver Brenton Bersin leaped high for a pass from Cam Newton. But upon catching it, Bersin realized in mid-air that his momentum toward the sideline would allow him to get only one foot inbounds.
Knowing he would need another body part to touch the ground for the pass to be ruled complete, he scraped the ball on the turf (the ball is an extension of the hand).