It's a goal that every young football player strives for: To have a shining moment where they can be like football legends. At least, that's what Winston Renegades running back Quinden Parson hopes for every Saturday morning.

"LaDainian Tomlinson, because he is fast and cool, and likes his jukes and all that, his spins," Parson said.

But even with his abilities, he probably couldn't outrun his teammate Terrell Jacks, whose hard hits and quick feet are reminiscent of a former Douglas County resident.

"Probably Troy Polamalu," Jacks said. "He is really athletic. He is a good pass reader and he runs people over."

But for this game, 11-year-old Taylor Exceen wanted to copy another side of his NFL heroes: their heart.

"One of my grandmas recently got lung cancer," Exceen said. "Since there is no month for lung cancer I decided ... there's a month for breast cancer ... so I thought the team should wear pink in honor of that." 

Exceen got the idea from the NFL's current Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, but since they don't have corporate sponsors to supply the gloves or shiny pink shoes, he had to go with option B: medical tape.

Due to her recent battle with cancer, Taylor's grandmother hasn't been able to make it to any of his games so far this year.

When his fellow Renegades heard about the idea, they were eager to help.

"It was a little emotional you know ... it's real personal," head coach Kevin Taggart said. "You know, it's been really hard, harder on him than he will admit; but he stood up in front of all those 11-year-old boys and said, 'Hey, I want to do this for my grandma, I want you guys to wear pink,' They were like, 'OK, lets do it.'"

With a possible trip to the sixth grade championship on the line, Taylor wanted to win this one for his supportive team. Late in the first quarter, with the Renegades in the red zone, Exceen scored the first touchdown of the game, receiving a pass in the endzone from his quarterback.

As he crossed the goal line and the players came over to celebrate, he noticed an SUV parked near the field. Sitting in the passenger seat was his grandmother.

After the game and fighting back tears, Exceen said, "When I caught that touchdown and then I looked over there and I saw her, it made me feel like, amazing. Just really, really good."

The Renegades went on to win the game 21-0, but according to the coaches, the team won this game with their hearts.

Reporting by Glen Beeby - KPIC TV --- See the video report from our media partner KPIC here.