A mission at Baylor for the Sooners
Army Maj. David Goscha has a favor to ask Bob Stoops. Goscha is an OU alum and football fan who is stationed at Fort Hood, in the Texas hill country north of Austin. He’s a chief in the Army’s operational law division.
Goscha’s request? He would like the Sooners on Saturday to offer a helping hand up to Robert Griffin III, anytime the Baylor quarterback is knocked to the ground.
Solid piece of sportsmanship anyway, but Goscha has a special reason for the display. He would like a simple salute to Griffin’s father, Robert Griffin II.
Goscha returned in January from a 15-month tour in Iraq and, well, let’s him tell the story in his words.
“During the deployment, my wife sought help with our son, Isaac, who was 12 years old at the time. He plays a lot of baseball on various travelling teams here in central Texas but has had a hard time improving his speed (he stomps when he runs).
“So while I was a half-a-world away, my wife became the stuckee for making sure my son kept up with his athletic training (as well as home-schooling our other two daughters). She sought the help of a retired soldier, coach Robert Griffin Jr., who trains young people in Copperas Cove, Texas, for a competitive track team.
“Coach Griffin not only took in my son and pushed him in speed training, but offered to work with one of my other daughters, Zoe, who was eight years old at the time.
“When I could not take care of my own kids, coach Griffin extended me a helping hand. For that random act of kindness, I am eternally grateful. It isn’t surprising, though. Soldiers always help out each other. Coach Griffin has the reputation of helping out any young athlete that comes to him for help.”
Gosch says he knows the gesture to Griffin’s son only indirectly says “thank you” to Griffin, “but it shows him that he has already left a legacy to his son, a legacy of kindness and of helping others out when they are down. In a way, that legacy may be as important, if not more important, than leaving any amount of money to heirs. A good name is a great thing to pass on.”
So there you have it, Sooners. Your mission on Saturday is two-fold:
1. Tackle Robert Griffin.
2. Help him up.
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