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Pitt Welcomes Damar Hamlin Home with Video Tribute at Georgia Tech Game

A former Pitt Panthers safety made an appearance at the Petersen Events Center.
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Pitt Welcomes Damar Hamlin Home with Video Tribute at Georgia Tech Game
Pitt Welcomes Damar Hamlin Home with Video Tribute at Georgia Tech Game

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PITTSBURGH -- A special guest was in attendance to watch the Pitt Panthers take on Georgia Tech at the Petersen Events Center. Former Pitt defensive back and McKees Rocks native Damar Hamlin, currently a member of the Buffalo Bills, sat courtside with his family and his media representation, Jordan Rooney, as the Panthers and Yellow Jackets clashed. 

Hamlin is making the rounds after taking significant steps forward in his recovery from cardiac arrest, which he went into during the Bills-Bengals Monday Night Football game back in January. Hamlin attended the Bills' first playoff game in Buffalo last month, has appeared in interviews on national television and attended the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona as well. This is his first live appearance back in Pittsburgh, his hometown.  

A video tribute to Hamlin ran during the second media timeout of the game. Hamlin received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Petersen Events Center. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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