. >> reporter: despite what dillen rizzo may say, his bowling skills are pretty good, especially when you consider what dillen has been through. did you guys ever have a doubt that he'd be back having beers with you guys? >> no. >> it wasn't necessarily a doubt. the reports we were getting from the parents were he shouldn't be alive right now. sfwlrks five year . >> reporter: five years ago dillen rizzo, then 19 was on his way to his friends to play video games but his car hit a black ice and he spun into a telephone call. >> the poll seemed to hit him directly in the head and from there, he went forward and hit the wind shield and had more damage on the other side. so first impact and second impact. >> where dillen sat, this big indianitatii indentation in the car. >> reporter: within hour, neurosurgeons had removed part of his skull to make room for his brain to swell but dillen slipped into a deep coma. >> i remember standing and not being able to move my feet. it was extremely surreal. >> we didn't really know what was going to happen. >> reporter: he was an accomplished track sta