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Former Wide Receiver Catches Child From Burning Building

OMG…this is amazing! Don’t tell me there’s not God.  And certainly don’t try to the Long family of Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Rachel Long was the mother of a 3-year-old child who…

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OMG...this is amazing!

Don't tell me there's not God.  And certainly don't try to the Long family of Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Rachel Long was the mother of a 3-year-old child who was trapped inside a burning apartment in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Unfortunately, she did not survive, but she was able to get her child over the railing of the blazing apartment.

It just so happens that a former marine and college football wide receiver, Phillip Banks was there to run in and make a diving catch-saving the child severe injury and perhaps worse.

This is AMAZING video of a hero in action.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.