A Baltimore Ravens fan, now recognized as Wardell Roberts, set the web on hearth together with his uncanny resemblance to the late civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In the course of the fourth quarter of the Ravens’ divisional playoff matchup in opposition to the Houston Texans on Saturday night time, tv cameras caught Roberts, who was carrying a Ravens starter jacket and hat to match, sitting within the stands and staring off into the gap, in keeping with the Baltimore Ravens.
Unexpectedly for Roberts, the incident gained reputation after that. He acquired quite a few texts from family and friends informing him that he had been broadcast on tv. At first, he anticipated the main target would have been on a shirtless fan who had been rowdy the whole sport in Part 101, behind him in row 2.
He informed The Baltimore Banner, “I figured the digicam would discover him. Thought I’d go house, run it again on the DVR, see us on the display and that’s it.”
Roberts didn’t understand he was trending on Twitter as a result of he doesn’t have an account. He spent the remainder of the sport having fun with his win together with his spouse Karla and his 8-year-old son Karson, and he didn’t give his cellphone a lot thought till all of them joined the gang of supporters leaving the stadium.
The Frederick resident stated that when he turned conscious, “It didn’t cease. Everyone began sending it. They’re all saying, ‘You’re trending proper now.’ It was all over the place. Even Dr. King’s daughter [Bernice King] noticed it and received a chuckle out of it.”
The late activist’s daughter, Bernice King, who additionally noticed the put up, commented “Hmm” with a laughing emoji.
The 60-year-old additionally posted an image of her late father with the caption “I’ve an important humorousness, ya’ll. This put up is humorous. Some posts about/makes use of of my father’s picture will not be. This man resembles Daddy, tho.”
Roberts, a safety guard and flag soccer coach who graduated from Salisbury, revealed that whereas in school, a number of associates had made the commentary that he seemed like King, however he had by no means given it any thought.
The comparability, nonetheless, delighted his son essentially the most as a result of he had not too long ago studied King’s legacy in school earlier than the nationwide vacation was noticed in his honor.
