being part of the team. he kept working hard, hoping to get back on the field, and to serve as an inspiration for his teammates. if people didn t show up for summer workouts because they just didn t feel like coming, i tried to be like, well, i had chemo today and i still came. reporter: addison s hard work paid off. he played in the last half of the last game for his foster high falcons. that hard work and determination led addison s coach to nominate him for the 2012 high school rudy award. it s named after daniel rudy ruttinger, the notre dame football player whose life story inspired the movie rudy. oh, i was so happy to win, just shocked. just a mix of emotions. reporter: addison s mom of course is very proud of her son s achievement and gives credit to the foster high football team. i ve witnessed what football means to these kids. and it s something you can t really articulate very well. but i think that s one of the reasons he s here today, is football.