Houston Texans cheerleader Caitlyn Beth deserves props for agreeing to go out with a high school senior who asked her out on Twitter. Lolo Jones never went out with her Twitter date.
Neither compares to the act of graciousness ESPN's Michelle Beadle.
Beadle appeared on a Minnesota radio station, co-hosted by a teenage hockey player who was paralyzed from the neck down after being checked head first into the boards during a high school game in 2011, Larry Brown Sports reported Thursday.
Jack Jablonski, a student at Benilde-St. Margaret's School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, co-hosts "Hockey Night in Minnesota on 105 The Ticket, and the show secured an interview with Beadle, co-host of her own show, "Sports Nation," on ESPN2.
When Beadle came on for the interview, Larry Brown Sports reported, Jablonski asked her out.
"I'd formally like to invite you to my prom," Jablonski said after his co-hosts introduced Beadle.
According to Larry Brown Sports, Beadle appeared genuinely touched and flattered by the invitation, stating that she gasped with excitement.
"Seriously, I would love it," Beadle told Jablonski.
Beadle showed her interest by following up during the conversation.
"Can I wear an '80s dress to the prom?" she asked, showcasing her typical quick humor and wit.
"And no alcoholic beverages, Jack, I will be watching," she joked.
Beadle told Larry Brown Sports that she had followed Jablonski's story through Twitter the past few years and was pleasantly surprised by the invitation.
"I know that he's a badass and someone I look up to immensely," Beadle wrote to Larry Brown Sports in an email. "I was shocked when he asked today. And I adore him for doing it live on the radio. I'm honored to squeeze my 38 year old behind into a formal gown for a great night!"
Larry Brown Sports also lauded Jablonski for asking her out during the interview.
"And we have to commend Jablonski for having the courage to ask Beadle on air - that was very cool and it took a lot of guts!"
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