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Family, friends relishing Folk's hero status

By Cathy Harasta
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

IRVING, Texas -- There always was a doctor in the house when Dallas Cowboys rookie kicker Nick Folk was growing up. Folk medicine was good medicine -- the ultimate home remedy. But Nick and his two younger brothers, Greg and Erik, never could put one over on their mom. Kathryn Folk, a pediatrician, generally could spot a fake stomach ache from at least 53 yards away. After Nick Folk's 53-yard game-winning field goal against the Bills on Monday night salvaged the Cowboys' perfect start at 5 ...

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