George Buckner's motorcycle accident in 2007 left his son DeForest wondering if he’d have to grow up without a father. Instead, a near-tragedy only strengthened DeForest’s love and respect for the man who taught him so much.
thinks the world of his father, George. The two share a special bond that’s withstood multiple trials and tribulations, including a nearly fatal motorcycle accident in 2007 that left George bloodied and broken with DeForest wondering if he’d have to grow up as a 13-year-old without a father.George spent six months in a medically induced coma before waking up to a life that would never be the same.
I still remember to this day that he’d take us to do fun things, just so we could be together. We had this place back home in Hawaii called Ice Palace; he’d take us to go ice skating. Or, to the state fair or to the movies. He always just wanted to spend quality time with us, and that carried over when I started playing sports.
We definitely prayed a lot, and I remember the first surgery he had was on his heart. That was the first major surgery of many, and after that was when I got to see him for the first time since the accident. He was in a coma, and he had all of these tubes hooked up to him. We were able to come into his hospital room, and just seeing my dad responsive … our prayers were definitely answered. Six months is a long time to not know if he’s gonna wake up — or if he’s gonna die. Even when he did wake up, you wondered if things would ever be the same, and one night during a visit, my dad told me that it wouldn’t.
So, I took on that role. I did more around the house, like cutting the grass and making sure my brother and I got our homework done. He was there when I committed to Oregon. He was there when I played in the national championship game. He was there when I got drafted. And he was there when I played in Super Bowl LIV with theSometimes during the offseason, when I’m back home in Hawaii, we’ll talk about it. He always asks me, “Do you still love it?” Just checking to see how I’m doing mentally. He’ll say, “You don’t have to keep going if you don’t love it. It’s OK to walk away if your heart is not in it.”still in it.
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