By Keith Regan, Contributing Writer
Northborough–Liam Fitzgerald continues to fist-bump his way into America’s heart.
The 8-year-old Northborough resident, who has Downs syndrome and overcame a battle with cancer as a four-year-old, has received a deluge of media attention since his pre-game fist bumps with Boston Bruins hockey players became a viral internet sensation.
Fitzgerald had been invited to the Nov. 4 game between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers at TD Garden.
As the Bruins players left the ice following their pre-game skate, they were greeted by Liam, dressed in a Bruins fleece and hat, who was positioned at the end of the players’ bench, fist extended to each player.
The video of the fist bumps have been viewed thousands of times online, gaining wider media attention from the likes of People magazine and the Ellen DeGeneres show, Selectman Jason Perrault noted at the Nov. 10 Board of Selectmen’s meeting.
“He’s literally gone viral,” Perrault said.
Perrault said a crew from the ESPN news magazine show E:60 would be in town this week to film a documentary on Fitzgerald to give “the behind-the-scenes story” of how the young boy’s fist bumps went viral.
“It’s a great thing for this little kid who has been through a lot and makes a lot of people smile,” Perrault said.
Northborough–Liam Fitzgerald continues to fist-bump his way into America’s heart.
The 8-year-old Northborough resident, who has Downs syndrome and overcame a battle with cancer as a four-year-old, has received a deluge of media attention since his pre-game fist bumps with Boston Bruins hockey players became a viral internet sensation.
Fitzgerald had been invited to the Nov. 4 game between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers at TD Garden.
As the Bruins players left the ice following their pre-game skate, they were greeted by Liam, dressed in a Bruins fleece and hat, who was positioned at the end of the players’ bench, fist extended to each player.
The video of the fist bumps have been viewed thousands of times online, gaining wider media attention from the likes of People magazine and the Ellen DeGeneres show, Selectman Jason Perrault noted at the Nov. 10 Board of Selectmen’s meeting.
“He’s literally gone viral,” Perrault said.
Perrault said a crew from the ESPN news magazine show E:60 would be in town this week to film a documentary on Fitzgerald to give “the behind-the-scenes story” of how the young boy’s fist bumps went viral.
“It’s a great thing for this little kid who has been through a lot and makes a lot of people smile,” Perrault said.
