AJ Calabro, a Syracuse football player from New Jersey whose father was killed on Sept. 11, 2001 when AJ was 1 year old, carries his father's heroic story with him after learning it through the man who helped raise him. Photo courtesy of Syracuse Athletics.
Syracuse, N.Y. — AJ Calabro isn’t sure what will stir inside him running out of the tunnel Saturday afternoon in Syracuse football’s home opener against Rutgers.
It’s his first time playing on Sept. 11, suiting up in front of thousands of fans on the most emotional day of his year.
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