WELLINGTON – To say that Ayman Halum is the inspiration figure for the Wellington Wolverines varsity football program is an understatement.
The ‘27 cornerback made a key fourth down stop to help propel the Grey team to a 35-7 win over the Blue team in Wellington’s Blue-Grey scrimmage game yesterday (May 10).
For sure, a scrimmage game does not count in any way, shape, or form. But putting smiles on one’s teammates and coaches faces will always count.
“We got this man right here,” said Wellington ‘26 running back Tyree Pearson, who led the way with his three rushing touchdowns in the scrimmage. “When we needed a play on fourth down, when we needed a stop on fourth down, he came.”
“Through all odds,” added Wellington ‘26 athlete Davontey Oliver, who earned his first offer recently from Western Kentucky. “Beating all odds.”
“And now look, he has a disadvantage,” Wellington ‘27 wide receiver Nazier Watkins said. “One hand doing this. Who do you know out here doing that? Strapping stuff up, about to make an interception. Who you know is doing that?”
Wellington head coach Ross Pryor chimed in.
“He’s dealt with a lot of adversity in his life,” Pryor said. “He only has one hand. But he knocked that ball down from Trey [Allen; ‘25 athlete]. He came to say and said he wanted to play football. He’s played a lot of flag [football] before, and he’s just really an inspiration. He came in the summer a couple of times, and he is probably the hardest worker there is. He has limitations to things in the weight room that he can’t do. But he still works so hard.”
With that said, Halum spoke on the level of support he has been receiving from his team.
“It was the coaches and players”, Halum said. “They were all encouraging me. They never let me down. They never let me put my head down. They always tell me to keep my head up.”
Listen to the entire clip for yourself on how happy Halum teammates are for his breakout moment.
Halum, who lived in Belle Glade for four years, shared part of his journey when he had his solo moment.
“A lot of people told me that I can’t play,” Halum said. “A lot of people doubt me. I know whenever I’m on defense with an offensive quarterback or coach, they see me as a disadvantage. So when they see that, they throw the ball my way. I show them that I’m not at a disadvantage.”
Halum spoke on his experience at Wellington High School.
“Wellington has been a great school for me,” Halum said. “Coach [Ross] Pryor, he’s one of the best coaches I’ve had. He always pushes me to my limits. He never lets me down. He’s a man of his word. And I love the players here. All my teammates, they see me as one of them. they see me as an inspiration. There’s always positivity in it. I love this team. It’s a great team.”
Halum touched on what he learned from living in Belle Glade.
“I learned that size doesn’t matter,” Halum said. “There’s some big guys out there. But at the end of the day, they’re just one of us. The size doesn’t matter. It’s the talent. You can’t judge somebody about their size. You judge them by how they play.”
Halum offered advice for anyone who faces any kind of adversity.
“You can’t let anyone tell me you can’t do it,” Halum said. “You always gotta try something. Like me, I wasn’t expected to go here and be working out. Coach Pryor helped me with that. You can’t be nervous to do things. Just try anything. If you fail, you fail. Go try something else.”
PLEASE NOTE: You can listen to the entire clip from Halum’s perspective right below for yourself.
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