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Meet the boy whose friends will restore your faith in humanity
Danny, champion of the world.
DANNY KEEFE ISN’T your average six-year-old.
Small for his age, he stands out of the crowd in his dapper suit, tie and jaunty fedora.
When he was born, the Bostonian suffered a brain haemorrhage, and his parents were told he would have serious health problems.
But the plucky kid hasn’t let anything – including speech issues – stand in his way, and is the water boy for the Bridgewater Badgers Division 5 Peewees team.
So when his teammates heard that some people were picking on Danny for the way he speaks, they decided to do something very special…
(WCVB Channel Boston/YouTube)
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