March 2, 2011 - Determination paid off for Heather Scott!
Heather took this photo of Carlee and her parents during the Senior Night Presentation at OU. Her story is below:
I’m a lifelong Steeler fan, born and raised in Johnstown, PA. Serving in the Air Force relocated me to Tinker AFB where I also found my second home, Oklahoma, where I started a family and still reside today. I wear my love for the Steelers on my sleeve, meaning after a 15 minute encounter with me you will know exactly how much I LOVE my Steelers.
On March 2, 2011, Ben’s birthday, my son Karsten’s soccer coach messaged me about Senior Night at Oklahoma University (where Ben’s sister Carlee was a basketball star). I thought “if Ben were going to be at a game, THIS was going to be the gameâ€. So I asked my friend Linda to go to the game with me and (of course) had to call my family in PA to tell them what I was up to. Most responses were “Ben doesn’t sign autographs†or “even if Ben’s there, no way you’ll be able to get to himâ€â€¦ but that wasn’t going to slow me down. I was determined and if he was here in Oklahoma, by golly, I was going to meet him....