OTL: Charleston, SC Firefighter Basketball Coach (Pt. 1)

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ESPN Outside The Lines Louis Mulkey Summerville High Schools Basketball Charleston Nine Fire
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ESPN's Outside The Lines chronicles the late Louis Mulkey. Mulkey, a former high school basketball coach and firefighter, died along with eight other men in a Charleston, SC furniture store fire on June 18, 2007.

Those brave heroes are posthumously known as the Charleston Nine.

This heart-wrenching tale describes Mulkey's influences on his widowed wife, former colleagues and his players' run to the State Championship. Aired 6-1-2008.

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OTL: Charleston, SC Firefighter Basketball Coach (Pt. 1)

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  • I consider myself a ...

    I consider myself a mans man, but this story made me cry like a baby.

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  • Great ending

    Great ending

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  • U need to F**k ...

    U need to F**k yourself oh wait prob do.
    That coach risked his life to save people just like you. Next time you need help dont call the fire dep.

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  • i wasnt ...

    i wasnt direspecting them
    i just thought it was too ironic
    i was happy that they won in the end
    i just thought it was too irnonic

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  • Hey lakersdabest, ...

    Hey lakersdabest,

    It seems like you have no respect for those people. Get a life instead of making fun of things like this.

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