A Kentucky coal miner rushed from work to observe a basketball sport together with his son. Now he is being rewarded with VIP tickets.

Michael McGuire received off of labor on the coal mine and rushed to Rupp Arena on the University of Kentucky. He was coated in filth from work, having not had time to bathe after his shift, however he had one thing vital to do: watch a basketball sport together with his son.

As McGuire and his son loved the sport collectively, a fan snapped a photograph – and it shortly went viral. It even made it to University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Coach John Calipari, who was moved by the picture. 

Calipari stated at a press convention on Tuesday that when he was despatched the photograph, it hit him “right between the eyes.” The coach tweeted the photograph and shared why it made such an influence on him: “My family’s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home,” he wrote. 

He stated he wished to provide the household VIP tickets and after asking round, he was in a position to get involved with McGuire’s spouse, Mollie. 

Mollie instructed Calipari her husband was humble and exhausting working. “This is hard work, but he makes enough being there that I don’t have to work. And he’s a great father. He’s done this many times,” Mollie stated, based on Calipari.

When Calipari received on the cellphone with McGuire, the dad instructed the coach that when he was referred to as into the workplace at work, he thought he had finished one thing mistaken. But when he walked in, everybody was cheering for him. 

Calipari stated McGuire wished to be on the sport so badly, “he was willing to leave without showering, without changing, just get in his car and go because he got out of the mine late.”

“It wasn’t about that. It was that he wanted to be there with his son. That’s why he did it,” the coach stated. 

Calipari stated for the reason that photograph went viral, motels have been calling, providing rooms. Restaurants are calling, providing dinners. Even a automotive dealership provided McGuire a automotive.

“Isn’t it neat for someone like that, who is a quiet, humble guy, to know people appreciate you, and we appreciate what you stand for?” Calipari stated. “And I appreciate it because it’s how my family got their start in this country. The American dream started in a coal mine in Clarksburg, West Virginia.”

The coach stated inside 5 minutes of first seeing the photograph, he determined “this one here, I’m taking care of this guy and his family.”