here's josh mankiewicz. >> 911. >> i need an ambulance now. >> february, 2009, coldwater, michigan. >> what's the problem? >> my wife! >> your wife? >> yes. >> and in one day, one moment -- >> is she breathing? >> no! she's gone. she's gone. >> the innocent, simple life tom foley and his family once lived was gone forever. >> oh my god! no! oh my gosh! >> 27 seconds. gives it off to foley. >> it was a moment tom foley never would have imagined 23 years earlier. back then, number 30 -- >> going to be 15 seconds left. >> scored the winning basket, giving coldwater high school the regional title. >> baseline jumper, 18, he hits it with 5 seconds in play! >> earning young tom a place in coldwater's basketball hall of fame. >> i have goose bumps right now talking about it. >> victory was snatched from the jaw's of defeat and he came through with it. >> to what extent were you sort of known around here for being the kid that hit the game-winning shot? >> that went on for a long time. you know, maybe someone might come up -- hey, tom, remember when you hit that shot? of course i remember. >>

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