With all the talk about college kids these days being self-consumed snowflakes, we wanted to share the story of one young man who demonstrated heartwarming honor and sacrifice. Last night, in a game against Northwestern, Jordan Bohannon of the Iowa Hawkeyes missed a free throw. It wasn’t just any free throw.  Bohannon missed to keep a former player’s record on the books.

Bohannon stepped to the foul line with a chance to break former Hawkeye legend Chris Street’s record of 34 consecutive free throws. Street had been killed in a car accident halfway through the 1993 basketball season right in the midst of his streak. Street’s parents were in the stands last night, set to see their boy’s record broken.

Instead, Bohannon took a breath, and lofted the ball gently toward the front of the basket, far short of what he’d need to make the shot. He then pointed to the sky.

After the game, Bohannon told reporters “That’s not my record to have. That record deserves to stay in his name.”

"That's not my record to have. That record deserves to stay in his name."

– @IowaHoops' @JordanBo_3 discussed his FT miss to remain tied with Chris Street's record of 34 consecutive made. pic.twitter.com/bzfOfZJD7n

— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) February 26, 2018

It’s been on my mind for a while,” Bohannon added. “Life is a lot bigger than basketball.”

Bohannon’s coach Fran McCaffery said he thought about talking to Bohannon about the shot, but left it up to the player to make the decision. “That’s what he chose to do,” said McCaffery. “I think it’s awesome. … It says a lot about him.”

Jordan Bohannon had a chance to add his name to Iowa's history books.

He decided to honor Chris Street, a fellow Hawkeye who died in 1993, instead. pic.twitter.com/qN2XTxRpBP

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 26, 2018

Iowa won Sunday night’s game 77-70.