Aiden Bankowski, who was born with primordial dwarfism, plays football for Fillmore High at 4 feet 3 and 120 pounds.
Those are the character traits immediately visible when watching senior Aiden Bankowski of Fillmore High participate with his football teammates.
He’s 4 feet 3, weighs 120 pounds and plays defensive line. He finally got to join the football team last season.Born with primordial dwarfism, Bankowski also wrestles and used to play baseball and basketball. His positive outlook fits in perfectly with the vision of Fillmore coach Charlie Weis, who preaches the experience of having fun in the sport.
“The guy just represents what it means to work hard and face extreme odds and yet persevere and be positive when doing it.”
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