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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Athletics Reaches Out To Special Fan
12/10/2010 | Football
Dec. 10, 2010
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss Assistant Athletics Director Jamil Northcutt recently made a special trip to Fulton, Miss., to meet Eli Kent, a one-year old Rebel fan who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and his parents Nicky and Alisha Kent.
Northcutt presented Eli, who was named after former Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, with a football signed by Rebel head coach Houston Nutt and other Ole Miss mementos.
"He didn't ask to be like this so, he's just happy no matter what is going on," Northcutt said.
Eli Kent turned one on Friday, and according to the family, he is the first child in the world with this diagnosis to live through their first birthday.
Visit WTVA.com for a full report on the great amount of community support shown to the Kent family.
For more information on Ole Miss' efforts in the community, Visit olemisssports.com.