EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey boy will
rejoin his youth football team after he quit when his coach told him he couldn't
wear pink gloves.
Julian Connerton was supporting his mother's fight against breast cancer.
Egg Harbor City Crusaders coach Paul Burgan met with the 12-year-old and his
family on Tuesday night and apologized for the misunderstanding.
Burgan tells The Press of Atlantic City (http://bit.ly/Oe75Vl ) he simply forgot why the
boy wanted to wear the gloves and he would have let him if he had
remembered.
The coach says the boy was right to stand up for his mother.
Connerton says he looks forward to playing in Saturday's game, which will
support breast cancer research. As they have for the past three years, every
player and cheerleader will wear pink socks.
