Boone Murphree
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In this Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 photo, Tupelo Bears flag football player Boone Murphree, 8, points out his friend, Alabama kicker Adam Griffith in a photo montage that hangs over his bed in Tupelo, Miss. Murphree shares unusual bonds with Alabama kicker Adam Griffith besides football. They are originally from Poland, they lived for a while in an orphanage and both were adopted by Southern families. The pair met after Alabama's spring game in 2015 and established a friendship that Murphree takes seriously. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 photo, Boone Murphree, 8, second from right, is photographed with his father Jim, left, sister Emma, second from left, and mother Amy at their Tupelo, Miss., home. Murphree shares unusual bonds with Alabama kicker Adam Griffith. They are originally from Poland, they lived for a while in an orphanage and both were adopted by Southern families. The two met at Alabama's 2015 spring football game and established a friendship that Murphree takes seriously. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 photo, Boone Murphree, 8, poses as he rests after a receiving and punting workout, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, outside his grandparents home in Tupelo, Miss., shares an unusual bond with his friend, Alabama kicker Adam Griffith. The two are originally from Poland, they lived for a while in an orphanage and both were adopted by Southern families. The two first met at Alabama's 2015 spring football game and have established a friendship that Murphree takes seriously. Boone, an ardent 'Bama fan, constantly wears an Alabama jersey with Griffith's name and number on it and sees himself as a eventual linebacker and punter for the Crimson Tide. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 photo, Boone Murphree, 8, poses after an afternoon of punting and passing the football with his family, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Tupelo, Miss., shares unusual bonds with Alabama kicker Adam Griffith besides football. They are originally from Poland, they lived for a while in an orphanage and both were adopted by Southern families.The two met at Alabama's 2015 spring football game and established a friendship that Murphree takes seriously. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
