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Article: Son's Rise Lifts Hostetler's Gloom; Ex-Redskin Quarterback Helps Tyler Recover From Near-Tragic Accident
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 16, 1999
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Eight-year-old Tyler Hostetler showed up about 90 minutes late for
his first day of third grade at Cheat Lake Elementary School in
Morgantown, W. Va. Still, when Tyler walked into the room,
accompanied by his beaming parents, his classmates rose and began
applauding and chanting "Tyler, Tyler, Tyler."
"It was a pretty emotional moment for everyone," said Jeff
Hostetler, the former Redskins quarterback and Tyler's father.
"What's happened here basically is a miracle. It's the only way to
describe it."
On June 14, Tyler and a friend were riding around a friend's
property on an all-terrain six-wheel vehicle. Tyler had ridden
similar four-wheelers at home, but only when his father was present. ...