OTL: Charleston, SC Firefighter Basketball Coach (Pt. 1)

ESPN's Outside The Lines chronicles the late Louis Mulkey. Mulkey, a former high school basketball coach and firefighter, died along with eight other men in a Charleston, SC furniture store fire on June 18, 2007.

Those brave heroes are posthumously known as the Charleston Nine.

This heart-wrenching tale describes Mulkey's influences on his widowed wife, former colleagues and his players' run to the State Championship. Aired 6-1-2008.

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• louis
• mulkey
• summerville
• high
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• basketball
• charleston
• nine
• fire

[mredlin2248]

out of all the sportscenter specials, this is by far the saddest

[justinjdisher]

i love this video, i choke up everytime i watch it. i miss coach so much! he had such a huge impact on my life on the football field, and in the class room. i love you coach. r.i.p.!!!

[ThoseFiveJewz]

@dotatough go fuck yourself you'd never die in the line of duty like this man who is truly a hero who saved lives so STFU

[FutureFDNY2009]

@dotatough Don't you even DARE disrespect the memory of Capt Mulkey. I'd love to see you in a fully involved structure fire like that and see how well you do. C9, never forget.

[cameroncrazie818]

@supascott89 try maxpreps

[ddhdz15]

This is an extremely sad story. On a note.. AJ Green, former Georgia Wide Receiver and now player on the Bengals team was on this team and featured in the video. I never noticed that.

[10suoidivNi]

he kinda looks like john travolta

[dotatough]

YEAH REAL HARD TO GET OUT OF A FUCKING DOOR. BOO HOO. FUCK THIS GUY.

[alexandersvensson1]

♥♥♥rip♥♥♥from sweden 

[mxman311]

Made me cry..

[MrMD23]

aj green played for this team

[scarlette2055]

todays the four year aniversary of his death.

R.I.P, coach.