15. Jake Olson became the first completely blind Division 1 football player for the USC Trojans

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Jake Olson was born with cancer in his left eye and by the age of twelve he was told that his right eye would also need to be removed leaving him completely blind. His last wish of sight was to watch his beloved USC Trojans play football one last time. Few would imagine that years later Jake would become a Division 1 football player himself after being asked to join the Trojans team as a long snapper. Today, he talks about coming of age as a blind boy, how life isn’t fair, that there is always something to be grateful for, and that no matter what you can find a way to do the things you love.

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1:10.0	I believe in the power of storytelling to inspire us all
1:13.1	to think differently about the world around us. So I have combed the country for some of the
1:19.2	most jaw-dropping stories you have ever heard, people who have been to the brink and back,
1:24.7	stories of survival against all odds, and whose lives have been changed in unthinkable
1:29.7	ways. Today's interview is with Jake Olson. Jake was born with cancer in his left eye,
1:37.1	and by the age of 12, it took his right eye, leaving him completely blind. His last wish of sight
1:43.8	before the surgery that would leave him
1:46.4	blind forever was to watch his favorite college football team, the USC Trojans, play live.
1:53.7	Few would imagine that years later, that little boy would become a Division I football player
1:59.8	himself. After receiving a scholarship and being
2:03.2	asked to be the long snapper for the Trojans. In addition to playing football, he is a single-digit
2:09.4	golfer and does crazy things like driving an NASCAR. Today, he talks about life as a blind boy
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