Forget Michael Phelps, Vanderbilt’s receiver is the real Superman.
 

George Smith has survived it all and still plays for the Commodores.

The Tennessean.com gives us a small look at the struggles the football star has endured:
 

The senior receiver is in his sixth year in the Commodore program. During that time he survived a life-threatening illness and a gunshot wound. He's currently sidelined with a broken foot but is expected back on the field sometime after the season starts.

After taking a redshirt his first year on campus, Smith contracted acute transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. He was hospitalized for six weeks during the spring of his freshman year. His recovery extended into the fall and he received a medical redshirt from the NCAA, leading to a rare sixth year of eligibility.

During the 2005 season, he was shot in the upper right arm by intruders who had crashed a party at a Vanderbilt dorm. Smith was among several people trying to convince the crashers to leave, when shots were fired.

A gunshot wound??? Nevermind Superman, Smith is more like the college-version of 50 cent.
 

Catching footballs must be no big thing when you’ve dodged death… twice.