A Little Boy Goes to an NFL Football Game after His Dad Died. He’ll Never Forget What Happened.

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 at 10:50 am by Sean Lowe

A Little Boy Goes to an NFL Football Game after His Dad Died. He’ll Never Forget What Happened. 2015-11-13T10:50:16-04:00 Sean Lowe

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Six-year-old Colin Toler recently lost his dad, Benjamin, who was only 32 when he died of a heart condition. Colin’s two grandfathers took him to his first NFL football game to fulfill a promise made to his dad before his death.

Colin will never forget what happened.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has a tradition of going to the middle of the end zone after every Panthers’ touchdown to give a football to a kid.

But this game was different. ESPN reports that, “Green Bay Packers defensive end Julius Peppers snatched the ball from Newton’s hands after a second-quarter touchdown Sunday — because he tossed it toward the sideline — Newton had to chase it down. That led the two-time Pro Bowler to the section 105 near-corner tunnel exit of Bank of America Stadium.”

Guess who was sitting in that precise section?

“I was like, ‘Oh gosh, oh gosh!'” Toler told the television station. “Am I going to be on the big screen or am I going to be on TV?’ I was jumping up and down like, ‘Yeah!'”

Yep, little Colin got that ball.

Newton would traditionally have run a completely different direction. But because of Peppers, Newton ran right up to Colin at the other end of the field. His grandmother called it a “God Wink,”–a much-needed source of joy for her grandson.

Colin’s dad, believe it or not, had once been tossed the wristbands of Peppers after a basketball game. (Peppers used to play basketball and football for UNC.) When Peppers caused this to happen — unknowingly — it just felt to all who heard the story that this was — just maybe — divinely orchestrated.

Colin’s grandmother said that her grandson and husband were overwhelmed by the experience.

Kudos to the boy’s grandfathers for keeping their promise and giving Colin a game to remember.

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(Photo: Courtesy of Toler Family via ESPN)

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