Tamara Humphries is one of the best female collegiate wrestlers to come out of the Pittsburgh area in years.

The 18-year-old University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown student needed a car to head to and from home and class.

Well, she got one, and it came from one of the most popular athletes in American history: NBA icon Shaquille O'Neal.

Since she was a child, Humphries, known as "The Firefly," has always been a tiny but tough kid.

"All of my girlfriends would stop coming over because she was so rough with them when she was this little, this tiny," Tamara's mother, Janiata Hewlett, said.

A few years ago, Tamara took up wrestling at Brashear High School.

"I went 5-15 against only boys, so I had a lot of catching up to do," Tamara recalled.

According to wrestling experts, she's done that

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