One reason for the crowded house was the Baylor football team, which had reserved 20 lanes.
"I turned to my son and said "Oh well, not tonight," and we started to head out the door," Webb wrote on Twitter. "As we were walking out, I heard a guy say 'You can jump in with us if you want to.' I turned around and it was a guy named Denzel Mims.
I took my son to the bowling alley last night, and the guy behind the counter said they wouldn’t have a lane open until at least 9:30. It turned out that the whole @BUFootball team had reserved 20 lanes, I’m guessing because the guys are stuck in Waco for the holidays...
— Cory Webb (@corywebb) December 21, 2019
For those of you that don’t follow college football, Denzel is one of the best wide receivers in the country. Now, my wife and I graduated from The University of Texas and we are die hard @TexasFootball fans who happen to live in Waco. Denzel didn’t know that, and likely...
— Cory Webb (@corywebb) December 21, 2019
... son and I will never forget it. Thank you, Denzel, and best of luck to you and the Bears in New Orleans! #sicem #hookem pic.twitter.com/LpCP1bLqfc
— Cory Webb (@corywebb) December 21, 2019
"He just saw a dad and a disappointed son leaving the bowling alley and invited us to join them," Webb wrote on Twitter. "They gave us our own lane and a couple of free soft drinks as well. It made my son's night. It was a really kind gesture from a really nice young man."
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