Before his heroic rescue video made headlines, Larry Pickett Jr. had already established himself as one of Enloe High School’s best athletes. At 6’1″ and 195 pounds, he was a two-way powerhouse who was named to the All-State team twice, the All-Conference team four times, and even won both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards during his high school career.

At West Point, where football players are trained to run into danger instead of away from it, Larry fit in seamlessly. That’s why Larry didn’t think twice when a car crashed into a pole on a dark roadway outside of West Point. Family still surrounded him and had just finished his first game of the season. He responded right away, crawling into the flames with his father while flames flared all around them.

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