Even though the 23-year-old Justin Juenemann has yet to play in a game of football representing the University of Minnesota, he has most certainly built up quite the reputation in his university.
Justin is the backup kicker for football team The Gophers but spends most of his time outside of school as a volunteer at the Masonic Childrenโs Hospital in Minneapolis.
The word about Justinโs volunteer work at the childrenโs hospital eventually began to spread, and his fellow players, coaches, and teachers admired Justin for his dedication. Thatโs why the university decided to gift him a scholarship, even though he wasnโt a star player in the team.


One of the children heโd love working with the most at the hospital was allowed to do the honors and deliver the news about his scholarship. They wanted it to be a surprise and wanted to make Justin feel just as special as heโd always make the kids feel. The young man received a full scholarship for his final college season.
โOur goal was to create a moment of memory for Justin and his family forever because thatโs what he earned,โ head coach for The Gophers P.J. Fleck said to TODAY.


One of the children at the hospital, Kyle Tanner, even gave a small speech stating that Justin was his favorite player. The teen suffers from a rare blood marrow disease and further mentions that Justin is the one player that visits the hospital the most.
โIt is amazing to see the joy and the smile on their faces,โ Justin told.
His head coach gave Kyle a cannon that could throw T-shirts and instructed him to aim and fire the cannon at Justin.
He manages to perfectly catch the T-shirt, and absolutely loses his mind when he reads whatโs printed on the front: โJustin, congrats you have earned a scholarship.โ


In what can only be described as a moment of pure joy and celebration, all of Justinโs team members then threw him into the air like a real superstar.
Thereafter, Justin immediately shared the news with his mother via FaceTime, and her reaction was even more ecstatic than his own with lots of screaming that could be heard in the entire room.
โIt was an amazing feeling,โ Justin adds. โIt is something that I will never forget.โ
Justinโs coach has plenty of praise and holds him in very high regards.
The โRow The Boatโ Culture is all about serving & giving!! Congrats to @JustinJuenemann on EARNING his scholarship!! https://t.co/fguiiyt5tY
โ P.J. Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) August 9, 2017
โIโve never seen anybody serve and give more than that guy, who is not a star player, who hasnโt played, where his face is recognizable,โ the coach said after the surprise. โHe could easily just not do it and nobody would ever say anything, and all he does is continue to keep his oar in the water, (and) live that holistic life academically, athletically, socially and spiritually.โ โHis life is not about him, his life is about serving and giving to other people.โ
The scholarship that was gifted to Justin will most certainly come in handy, as the man wants to keep helping people after he gets his degree.
โI am pursuing a human resources degree, and (Iโm looking) to continue that and just to help people throughout the rest of my life,โ he said.
What a well-deserved surprise!
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Source: TODAY