Rick Reilly's 'When Your Dream Dies,' the tale of referee Kenny Wilcoxen

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In this week's episode, host Ted Keith starts off the show by reading Rick Reilly's story, "When Your Dream Dies," from the December 26, 1994 issue of Sports Illustrated, chronicling the tale of high school referee Kenny Wilcoxen. Through Wilcoxen's heart-warming story, that brings about memories of the movie It's a Wonderful Life, Reilly shares the what it's like for the ghosts on the field—the referees. Keith then interviews Reilly and talks about how he went about finding and reporting the story, which happens to be one of Reilly's favorites. We love to hear our listener's thoughts. Please tweet our host at https://twitter.com/si_tedkeith. The SI Vault is sponsored by https://FanDuel.com For up to a $200 bonus, enter our code VAULT. We're also sponsored by the SeatGeek app, available at https://SeatGeek.com. Enter our code VAULT for a $20 rebate. For more sports, visit https://si.com/podcasts. SI is now part of the Panoply Network: https://panoply.fm. Music by Chris Zabriskie

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