I was on our high school football team and once we were going to another school by bus for a game and along the way there was a loud bang and the engine died an

I was on our high school football team and once we were going to another school by bus for a game and along the way there was a loud bang and the engine died and we were stuck on the side of the freeway. The driver and coaches were clueless and soon were saying we probably would not make it to the game in time and would have to forfeit. One of my teammates stepped up and said he worked as a diesel mechanic over the summer and asked to take a crack at the problem. Most of us were skeptical that he could do anything about it (and there may or may not have been bets placed on the outcome ;-)... amazingly, and to this kid's credit, he got it running again in about 15min with only pliers and a screw driver. So we made it to the game in time and won.