The University of Oklahoma took a giant step towards the NCAA national championship last night by clobbering Texas Tech.  The Sooners’ football coach – Bob Stoops – is a big reason for the team’s success.  In May, 2008 Coach Stoops was honored by the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation at a Tribute Dinner held in Tulsa.  Football is HUGE in Oklahoma and there was a very large turnout to meet the coach and hear about the upcoming season.  However, the person in the room that everyone will remember most wasn’t Coach Stoops but rather 14-year Jonathan Jagger from Jenks, OK.   Jonathan sat at Coach Stoops’ table for dinner and helped him (and everyone else at the event) understand what it means to live with arthritis.  Jonathon talked about his dreams of becoming an astronaut or a medical researcher (“ I figure it’s kind of my duty. I have it so why not try and fix it”).  Earlier this year Jonathon participated in the Arthritis Foundation’s Kid’s Advocacy Summit in Washington DC and met with his Congressman John Sullivan to get support for the Arthritis bill. Jonathon was proud to get a football autographed by Coach Stoops.  As the evening was winding down, Coach Stoops very quietly and seen by almost no one slipped Jonathan money so that he could buy the flower table arrangement for his mother - a touching moment for a very special occasion which spoke volumes about Bob Stoops’ character.