Like most mothers, Rebecca Kilburn wants to provide everything her children need, including the basic necessities like shoes. That's proving to be a struggle with her 14-year-old son Eric Jr. The ...

GOODRICH, Mich. − Rebecca Kilburn felt guilt and a sense of shame as she watched her 14-year-old son playing football last year in shoes that were too small. Eric Kilburn Jr. squeezed his feet into ...

GOODRICH, Mich. — Finding comfortable shoes for a growing Michigan teen is no small feat. Eric Kilburn Jr. is a 14-year-old high school freshman from Goodrich who can no longer fit into his size 22 ...

DETROIT – Eric Kilburn Jr. is getting a shoe deal and he’s not even a pro athlete. He's a 14-year-old kid with feet that hurt from wearing size 22 shoes that are too small. Now, after media reports of ...

GOODRICH, Mich. (Gray News) - A 14-year-old boy from Michigan has struggled for years to find shoes that fit him. Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal heard about his ordeal and reached out. Eric ...

When Eric Kilburn Jr.'s phone rang around 6 p.m. Wednesday, he answered to hear the unmistakable voice of basketball star Shaquille O’Neal. “I was flabbergasted,” Eric, a Michigan 14-year-old, said.

When Jor’el Bolden was born, his feet were so big that his mother couldn’t find baby shoes to fit him. He wore only socks on his feet during the first few months of his life, said his mom, Tamika Neal ...