Mecole Hardman will be long remembered when Super Bowl histories are recalled. His three-yard touchdown catch was not that spectacular as spectacular plays go, but what it meant will make him a hero forever.
Then there is the humility of how he figured into the process—down and out in New York but getting a second opportunity with his old team was like a jilted lover being reunited and a broken heart mended.
Add to that the small-town aurora. The population of his hometown of Bowman is 875. His winner’s share of $164,000 for a day work last Sunday is probably greater that the net worth of the entire town.