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Boy who got prosthetic arm from ‘Iron Man’ now playing linebacker in high school

These days Pring is doing a bit of heroic work of his own.

In 2014, Alex Pring was gifted a 3D-printed prosthetic arm by “Iron Man” actor Robert Downey Jr., made by student engineers at UCF. These days Pring is doing a bit of heroic work of his own.

According to Catherine Silver at Click Orlando, Pring is now playing linebacker at South Lake High School (Fla.).

Obviously, that comes with unique challenges for an athlete with only one arm, but Pring overcomes it with his work ethic. He told Silver that he’s working three times as hard as anyone else.

“I have had to overcome so many things… Whether it’s in the weight room, how to tackle, how to run. It’s like learning to walk again. It’s a lot… I have put in my work. I think I am putting in three times as much work as most people.”

While it’s a long shot for any footballer, there is a precedent for Pring to follow if he has hopes of playing the game at its highest level.

Former Lakewood (Fla.) and UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin only has one hand, and he was drafted into the NFL by the Seattle Seahawks back in 2018. He played four seasons in the league before announcing his retirement last August.

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Warren Wolf — a legendary coach at Brick, Lakewood (New Jersey) — dies at 92

Warren Wolf, who was head football coach at Brick Township and also Lakewood in New Jersey, has died. He was 92.

Warren Wolf, who was the Brick Township High School head football coach for 51 seasons from 1958-2008 and was also Lakewood High School’s head football coach for one season in 2010, died on Nov. 22 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was 92.

Wolf’s death was confirmed by current football coach Len Zdanowicz.

Others who played for or coached with Wolf said they were also informed of the death. At Wall High School’s football playoff game, the public address announcer shared the news with the crowd and extended condolences to the Wolf family.

A family member declined comment.

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Wolf, whose 364 career wins are second in the history of New Jersey scholastic football to the 373 the late Vic Paternostro of Pope John of Sparta had, was also heavily involved in politics during his life.

Wolf was the mayor of Brick, an Ocean County councilman, a Brick councilman, an Ocean County freeholder, a state Assemblyman, and a member of the Brick Township Schools Board of Education at various stages of his life.

Read the Asbury Park Press for more.