Five Year Old Cancer Patient Signs Contract With UConn Baseball Team

If this doesn't put a smile on your face nothing will. A 5 year old boy, with cancer, signs a contract with the University of Connecticut baseball team. During a press conference the UConn head coach Jim Penders, introduces Grayson Hand to the team. Grayson is a 5 year old who has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The pairing of the team with Grayson is part of a program called Team IMPACT that places children with chronic illnesses with college athletic programs.

Grayson, gets his jersey, hat and then signs his name to the contract making him an official part of the Huskies team.

[Source: Hartford Courant]