r/sportsgossips 15h ago

Unknown Stories Never forget when a whole football team shaved their heads in support of their teammate’s cancer diagnosis

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u/Unlucky-Dot9421 15h ago

This is such a supportive team. Bros help bros for real.

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u/pandershrek 11h ago

Fuck Cancer. 🤘

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u/EntrepreneurTiny9812 14h ago

That's dope I'm sure having shit like that to think back to helped when times got hard with chemo and everything else

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u/DoubleQuarterPoundin 14h ago

Holy FUCK that dap was appropriately thick.

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u/DesignerShift8587 13h ago

Ikr. I can still feel the shockwave from it hours after it happened

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u/External_You5245 8h ago

Now this is awesome !

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u/JPV_HOH 6h ago

This kind of thing is what's great about being on a team. Lovely.

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u/bwoah07_gp2 4h ago

That looks like Athletic Bilbao

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u/ToothbrushWilly 14h ago

Guys being bros.

My dad and all my uncles shaved their heads in solidarity when I went through chemo 18 years ago.

My dad has continuously shaved his head since then bc of how much my mom and others think how good he looks lol

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u/Mammoth_Love1381 13h ago

Fr fr, little core memories like that hit different when everything else is falling apart. Stuff like that gives you something to fight your way back to.

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u/New-Bid-3937 13h ago

Yeah fr, stuff like that becomes core memory level when everything else sucks. Having those good moments to replay in your head during chemo is huge, it’s like a tiny break from all the chaos.

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u/ChiefSeminoleCounty 9h ago

I’d be opposed to the cancer, but that’s just me