"Frank Hall, American Hero" summary

The article "Frank Hall, American Hero," located in the June 24, 2013 edition of Sports Illustrated tells the story of Frank Hall, a high school teacher and football coach from Chardon, Ohio. He has four adopted children and is known to be very caring. Although he is an enormous man, he is considered a gigantic teddy bear. However, this "teddy bear" faced one of the most trying days of his life when a student by the name of T.J. Lane opened fire within the cafeteria in which Hall was monitoring. Lane killed three students in the cafeteria and paralyzed another on his rampage through the school. There would have been more casualties if not for Frank Hall, however. He chased Lane out of the school. In the days following the shooting, Hall saw himself as no hero. He only thought of how he could have saved the three lives who were so abruptly taken. The purpose of this story is to tell the heroic actions of Frank Hall, even though he sees himself as no such hero. Students, teachers, and parents are all part of the audience. The author uses repetition twice to share facts about the event.