Syracuse football coach Dino Babers surprises mom for her 80th birthday

Posted: Aug 5, 2019 / 07:12 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 6, 2019 / 11:37 AM EDT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – (WSYR-TV)Head Coach Dino Babers asked the Syracuse football team for permission to go to his mom, Patsy Ann’s, birthday party.

He says its the first one he’s attended since 1979.

His full response to why he missed practice is below.

.@CuseFootball Head coach Dino Babers missed practice on Friday for a very special reason. Check out below as he tells us how he got to surprise his Mom for her birthday. He said they celebrated by dancing together. @NewsChannel9 #LocalSYR pic.twitter.com/PoVfl6SPRS
— Darius Joshua (@DariusJoshuaTV) August 5, 2019