Video of 9-year-old Utah football star goes viral

Youth sports » Herriman’s Samantha Gordon rushed for more than 2,000 yards this season.

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After seeing Samantha’s favorite sport is actually soccer, United States women’s team member Abby Wambach tweeted a message to her:

"Sam Gordon, heard [you] were a fan. I am one of yours. Get in touch with me and I’ll fly you and a parent out to a game before Xmas. Sound good?"

Samantha wears No. 6 when she’s playing football. She picked the jersey because of her admiration for former BYU and NFL running back Luke Staley.

Coincidentally, Staley has a son who plays in the Gremlin League. He coaches the team, which defeated Herriman in the playoffs.

A few days later, Samantha received some autographed NFL trading cards from Staley.

"There are so many stories in the news that are so — I don’t know — not uplifting," Staib said. "To see a wonderful little girl like this succeeding in football; what an uplifting story."

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