He already was well-known at ESD among the college preparatory school’s 1,100 students (age 3 through 12th grade) and their parents, but now he’s a national celebrity. ABC came to the North Dallas campus Thursday to feature Fernandez-Pierre on World News With Diane Sawyer.
An eighth-grade football practice collision broke his neck and partially severed his spinal cord, leaving him hemiplegic for 10 months, paralyzed on the right side of his body.
He had spinal surgery. His single-parent mother, Cencelia Pierre, had to quit work to care for him. While the ESD community rallied around the Pierres, Amand was particularly inspired during his rehabilitation by Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff.
Honestly, have you seen the 'Boys line play? It's sickening. I mean, Armand Fernandez-Pierre has been literally steamrolling private school 200 lb linemen like they're undersized private school linemen. Five star city with fresh dance moves and rich white girls for days. Only problem may be getting inspired by Ratliff. Gotta stay away from the bad seeds, unless you can sneak in and swindle his job right out from under his nose. Have to drop the hyphenated last name too, bro. People are gonna think you're gay or something.
