Parker Jackson, Legacy Lacrosse Cup

I was fortunate enough this weekend to be invited to participate in the Legacy Lacrosse cup down in Georgia. Parker Jackson was a driven young man who passed away last year in a car accident. His family put together a tournament in his honor to help to spread his legacy and what he stood for to as many young adults as possible. I spoke at the banquet on Friday evening, and attended a lot of the games on Saturday afternoon. At the end of the games on Saturday, I put on a shooting demonstration for all for all of the teams at the tournament. This weekend was about so much more then lacrosse. It was about teaching kids the correct way to live their lives. To be driven, have great character, and to be passionate about everything you do. Parker Jackson was a kid wise beyond his years, who in his short time on this earth created a legacy. The way the Jackson family welcomed me to be a part of this event with open arms was incredible. I'm amazed that with such a painful and difficult situation, the Jackson family has focused on keeping Parker's legacy alive, and teaching kids to live a life of purpose. There's no way I'll be able to capture how special Parker or this event was through my writing, but if you could take 5 minutes of your day and go to www.legacylacrossecup.com and read about what an amazing human being Parker was and what this tournament was about, you'll understand why it had so much of an impact on me. If you do make it to the site, please make sure to watch the short video "In a work, Who is Parker Jackson?" I never knew Parker personally, but I'll never forget him, and what he stood for. KH

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• bplax70 said March 30, 2008

  man if i told parker about 2 years ago that kyle harrison would be writing a blog inspired by him... that was an awesome tournament though im lookin forward to it next year.

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  • KyleHarrison replied April 10, 2008

    I was honored to be there man, it was awesome. See ya next year.
• galax7915 said March 30, 2008

  thanks for coming kyle it was great having you there, we hope you will be able to make it back next year

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  • KyleHarrison replied April 10, 2008

    I'll be back with out a doubt.
• wahooslax19 said April 01, 2008

  thanks for the comment kyle it was very nice.
  i learned a lot from you
  your shooting was dank this weekend

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  • KyleHarrison replied April 10, 2008

    hahaha, leave me along, dank slipped out.
• GAHokie said April 03, 2008

  My son was a friend of Parker's and we all still miss him terribly but last weekend's legacy cup was a beautiful tribute to him. You, Kyle were amazingly accessible to all the players and fans all weekend. Thank you so much for being there and being so genuine to everyone you met. You may not remember but while you were playing fiddlesticks lacrosse with some of the boys, you told my son he had a good shot. Well I don't know if that inspired him, or gave him confidence or what but he scored his first ever goal in a high school game last night. Parker was an amazing young man and you were a worthy member of the team who honored him last weekend. Thanks again for coming!

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  • KyleHarrison replied April 10, 2008

    that's great news, and thanks so much for the kind email, and stay in touch.