Now a freshman at Beggs High School and using his prosthetic legs, Martel plays football for the junior varsity team. He has not stopped there, however.

He has also made plays for the varsity team and it may be a first.

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association believes he’s the first double leg amputee to play high school football in the state

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Thousands of UGA students enjoy during the annual “Frat Beach” party for the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game on St. Simons Island, Friday, November 1, 2024. On the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game, St. Simons Island’s East Beach becomes “Frat Beach,” an open-air party teeming with thousands of highly inebriated college students. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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