Super Bowl pregame to turn Thamail Morgan into hero

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Not yet a popular name, Thamail Morgan has achieved some fame by showing exemplary sportsmanship.

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Mon, Feb 08, 2010 04:01:30 IST

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THE SAINTS VS Colts game is all set to begin, and a part of pre-game rumors is the promising show of former Arkansas high school football star Thamail Morgan who appears on the CBS Super Bowl Pre-game show today.

An underdog in the world of football, Thamail Morgan achieved fame by showing exemplary sportsmanship at the Cave City High School when the school's football team played a game against Yellville-Summit.

The Summit was playing their first game since the death of a teammate, and while the game was close in the early going, Cave City took over.

On the last play of the game, Morgan broke a few tackles and cleared the path to victory

Instead of scoring a touchdown, Morgan took a knee near the goal line and let time expire, to honor Panther Kymball Duffy and not run up the score.

The show of sportsmanship earned Morgan and the Cavemen publicity, notoriety and many new fans around the state and country, especially in the Yellville community.

The pre game featuring Morgon is now under great scrutiny and anticipation whether the high school star outshine others here as well. Mrogan who is haunted by a shaky past was transferred from Newport High School after being kicked off the football for undisclosed reasons. Judging by his actions at Cave City's game against Yellville-Summit, it seems that Morgan has learned his lesson.

CBS will air a feature about Morgan's act, as will as his relationship with the Duffy family.

The relationship between the family of fallen Panther Kymball Duffy and Morgan as well as Morgan’s selfless act will be the focus of the 10-15 minute feature on CBS.

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