nicknamed mac born october american high functioning amateur athlete basketball marathon public speaker came fame national news played high school basketball game scored points appointed manager basketball coach february played basketball game division title got large lead decided let play minutes nineteen seconds game initially missing shots point shots finishing points final crowd court celebration years later professional basketball debut rochester early life born october david diagnosed age years jason family lived greece new_york suburb rochester new_york initially struggled interacting children began develop social skills grew older placed special education classes enjoyed basketball introduced older brother appointed manager varsity basketball team february basketball game basketball coach decided add roster team february game given jersey sit bench team home game season allow play minutes got comfortable lead minutes left game double digit lead johnson decided let play minutes game teammates passed ball attempted point shot missed got second chance score lay missed got hot pistol sinking point shot game ended final score soon final fans stands stormed court celebration performance fellow student team normal game johnson gave strict instructions track game formations according espn writer deserved reputation breaking rules saw shot ignored johnson instructions instead panned crowd reaction performance johnson initially angry soon changed mind calling decision brilliant reaction teacher audience night game high school day game got copy video local sports news night followed suit days tape reached national audience continued support jason months school helping coin alternative language expressions famous hot pistol phrase helping construct introduction speech came speak student body hometown greece new_york quickly celebrity family home phone ringing went meal group fans ran family praising jason met president march bush stopped nearby airport way new_york meet standing bush told reporters special person greeted airport jason jokingly asked bush went praise saying country amazing story basketball court story young man found touch basketball court turn touched hearts citizens country bush stated seeing television like lot people quarterback visited rochester introduced manning invited athlete training camp week accepted later said guys sports won super bowl manning raised trophy tear eye threw opening pitch game charlotte knights gave away free dolls modeled won award best moment sports beat point game run final speech jason gave winning award written older brother theme speech dreams coming true addition celebrities met appeared talk shows including good morning america today trading cards produced card retro themed set appeared commercial campaign commercial aired super bowl appeared talk april month long series awareness told hosts head coach basketball team memorable video surfaced facebook users shared story featured radio jason song dedicated accomplishments court artist named jason interviews appeared concert song performed book following rise fame wrote book titled game life book written mainly jason includes sections written family coach teammates game life pages long published february editorial reviews left celebrities holly robinson book written film early late february family started receiving inquiries film companies including making film based story april announced bought rights produce film producer spider man film series signed produce film life attached producer time academy_award winner talks write film currently movie contracts finalized script written life high school completed courses planned college time job greece new_york jason seen local greece new_york occasionally customers recognize ask travels united_states help raise funds research media appearances activity going life jason admitted hasn playing basketball says occasionally shoot involved public speaking including october speech annual dinner volunteer coach greece team alongside johnson april professional minor league basketball team signed day contract regular season finale leading points late game scored points including point shots accomplished runner september completed 15th place hours minute seconds time qualified completed
Jason McElwain