This is a movie that takes place in 1976 in South Carolina. It is based on a true story of a developmentally disabled young man who is befriended by a high school football coach. He slowly becomes part of the football team as a sort of mascot. The coach takes a special interest in the young man.

The movie follows the progression of a pretty rough football season for the team. They end up only winning half of their games. Some of the people from the town thought that they lost their games because the coach was distracted by Radio. The football season ends and soon Radio starts spending time in the coach's classroom.

Then basketball season starts and Radio helps them out as well. He is also allowed to join school as an 11th grader, where he wanted to stay...and does. He is currently still an honorary coach for the team and is very involved with the school.

There were several quotes that I thought were really meaningful and have felt myself about individuals over the course of the last ten years that I have worked in the special education field.

"The way he treats us all the time is the way we wish we treated each other even part of the time."

"He's got himself a good heart. Most people just don't take the time to get to know that."

It is important for us to remember that a person is not defined by the way they look or the way they act. Those are nothing compared to what is in the heart. That is where a person truly is.