Wikre, a senior offensive lineman at Mesa State College in Colorado, injured the pinkie on his right hand during practice last week. Told he would need surgery on the finger and then would need six months to heal, Wikre decided he didn't want to miss the rest of his last season.
So he told doctors just to amputate a big chunk of his pinkie.
"I'm just short one," Wikre said. "But this game means that much to me. This team means that much to me."
He missed Saturday's game but is expected back this coming weekend.
"Football is something that's been in my blood," he said. "It's something I have a passion for. The game quits everybody eventually.
"You want to hang on to it as long as you can."
But isn't it a little tougher to hang on without one of your fingers?
(Tip of the Flip to fark.com.)
Compiled from news service and Web reports by Mr. Flip, who knows he has all his fingers, but isn't so sure about his toes because it has been so long since he has seen them.
