Football mom stands in honour of Mylan Hicks at Grey Cup
Renee Hill lost 23-year-old son in a shooting in September
It was more than just a Grey Cup for Mylan Hicks' mother.
After the shooting death of her son in September, Renee Hill stood in honour of the fallen Calgary Stampeders defensive back at the Grey Cup.
Remarkable scene here. That's Renee Hill, Mylan Hicks mom, leading a pregame <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash">#GreyCup</a> huddle. He would have been in the middle of it. <a href="https://t.co/Kz6wBfHWi2">pic.twitter.com/Kz6wBfHWi2</a>
—@Devin_HerouxStampeders' Osagie Odiase took Renee by the arm and walked her through warmups.
Odiase and Hicks were roommates and friends in Calgary.
Mylan Hicks' mom Renee with his Stamps friend & roommate <a href="https://twitter.com/smurffdblf">@smurffdblf</a> during warmups <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash">#GreyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/XVQRd8yona">pic.twitter.com/XVQRd8yona</a>
—@calstampedersIt was an emotional scene for the football mom at BMO field ...
An emotional Renee Hill, mother of the late Mylan Hicks, making her way to <a href="https://twitter.com/calstampeders">@calstampeders</a> bench during warm up <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup2016?src=hash">#GreyCup2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/TDwbanpWEa">pic.twitter.com/TDwbanpWEa</a>
—@ScottRintoul... but the Calgary Stampeders embraced Hill like family.
Hugs for Mylan's mom <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash">#GreyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/QMeLCo4EDt">pic.twitter.com/QMeLCo4EDt</a>
—@calstampedersHicks' mother had the support of the Stampeders, the entire country, and those closest to her.
Special presence on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stamps?src=hash">#Stamps</a> sideline, Renee Hill, the mother of Mylan Hicks, wearing 31, and hugging each of her adopted kids. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash">#GreyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jl8gw3Gcgq">pic.twitter.com/Jl8gw3Gcgq</a>
—@GlobalParkerIt goes without saying that Hicks wanted to win a Grey Cup championship. His mother hoped to drink from the Grey Cup on Sunday in his place, but the Stampeders eventually fell 39-33.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stamps?src=hash">#Stamps</a> Mylan Hicks, killed in Sept. His mom Renee Hill is here and says she wants to drink from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreyCup?src=hash">#GreyCup</a> tonight for her son who can't. <a href="https://t.co/XaPF6WaEGT">pic.twitter.com/XaPF6WaEGT</a>
—@Devin_Heroux