By the time he was 10 years old, Marvin Pearson was blind and had lost most of his hearing.

But that didn’t stop him from playing football for Pottstown High School in Pennsylvania. He scored his first touchdown earlier this month in the final moments of the fourth quarter in a game against Pittsgrove:

Pearson — who was fitted for cochlear implant to help him hear — appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to share his amazing story. He’s a huge fan of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees because he’s shorter than other quarterbacks and “proves everybody wrong.”

DeGeneres revealed Pearson will fly to New Orleans to meet Brees and informed him Shutterfly is giving him $10,000 to help him pay for college. Pearson, as you can imagine, was positively elated.

Just incredible and inspiring all around.