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About 15 Oregon State football players piled into a limo last spring, unaware they were about to embark on a life-changing night.
Dressed to impress, they walked a red carpet lined with photographers into Corvallis' Suburban Christian Church. Dancing, karaoke and laughs filled a memorable Night to Shine, a prom for special needs children put on by the Tim Tebow Foundation.