Dad honors his father’s legacy with March Madness surprise

CANCER FINDING A WAY TO HONOR HIS DAD'S LEGACY. HIS DAD'D'S LEGACY. TAPPING INTO A BELOVED MARCH. TAPPING INTO A BELOVED MARARCH MADNESS TRADITION FOR THE LOVE. MADNESESS TRADITION FOR THE LOV OF THE GAME. OF THE GAME. THIS IS THE MOMENT A SWEET. THIS IS THE MOMENT A SWEET SURPRISE FROM ONE DAD TO. SURPRISE FROM ONE DAD TO ANOTHER. ANOTHER. THE GIFT OF MARCH MADNESS. THE GIFT OF MARCH MADNESS. IT'S A TRADITION THAT BEGAN. IT'S A TRADITION THAT BEGAN WITH HIS OWN FATHER. WITH HIS OWN FATHER. GROWING UP, THEY WOULD WATCH. GROWING UP, THEY WOULD WATCH GAMES AND COMPARE BRACKETS. GAMES AND COMPARE BRACKETS TRAVELING THE COUNTRY TO CHEER. TRAVELING THE COUNTRY TO CHEER ON THEIR TEAMSMS.

ON THEIR TEAMS. >> WATCHING THE GAMES WITH MY. >> WATCHING THE GAMES WITH MY DAD WAS MY FAVORITE THING. DAD WAS MY FAVORITE THING. HE LET TIME STOP. HE LET TIME STOP. >> THE FAMILY TRADITION. >> THE FAMILY TRADITION CONTINUEUED INTO ADULTHOOD UNTIL. CONTINUEUED INTO ADULTHOOD UNTI HIS DAD PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER. HIS DAD PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER LAST AUGUST. LAST AUGUST. >> ANYTIME MY PHONE GOES OFF. >> ANYTIME MY PHONE GOES OFF IT'S NEVER GOING TO SAY DAD. IT'S NEVER GOING TO SAY DAD. >> TO HONOR HIS FATHER, TIM. >> TO HONOR HIS FATHER, TIM DECIDED TO PLAY IT FORWARD. DECIDED TO PLAY IT FORWARD. HIS WAY. HIS WAY. >> YOU GUYS HAVE THE BEST DAD. >> YOU GUYS HAVE THE BEST DAD. >> SURPRISING ANOTHER DESERVING. >> SURPRISING ANOTHER DESERVING DADAD WITH TICKETS.

DAD WITH TICKETS. >> MAX, WHAT DO YOU THINK, TAKE. >> MAX, WHAT DO YOU THINK, TAKE THESE BOYS TO THE SWEET 16? THESE BOYS TO THE SWEET 16? >> I HEARD WHAT HE SAID BUT IT. >> I HEARD WHAT HE SAID BUT IT TOOK A MOMENT TO REGISTER. TOOK A MOMENT TO REGISTER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THTHIS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. >> MAX CLARK IS NO STRANGER TO. >> MAX CLARK IS NO STRANGER TO TIM. THEIR FAMILIES CONNECTED THROUGH A MENTNTORSHIP PROGRAM 4. THROUGH A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 14 YEARS AGO AND THEY HAVE HELPED. YEARS AGO AND THEY HAVE HELPED EACH OTHER THROUGH HARD TITIMES. EACH OTHER THROUGH HARD TIMES EVER SINCE. EVER SINCE. >> THIS IS A TRADITION MY. >> THIS IS A TRADITION MY FAFAMILY ALWAYS HAD.

FAMILY ALWAYS HAD. IT ALWAYS FEELS RIGHT THAT NOW. ITIT ALWAYS FEELS RIGHT THAT NO THEY HAVE IT. THEY HAVE IT. >> TONIGHT, MAX AND HIS BOYS. >> TONIGHT, MAX AND HIS BOYS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE GAME. ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE GAME. >> THE ONLY PERSON I COULD. >> THE ONLY PERSON I COULD THINK THAT WOULD'VE LOVED THAT. THINK THAT WOULD'VE LOVED THAT MOMENT MORE THTHAN ME IN THIS. MOMENT MORE THAN ME IN THIS OPPORTUNITY MORE THAN ME IS MY.