Rohr has a tattoo on his rib cage that looks like dots, but when you connect them it tells a story about one of the best throwers in Missouri high school history. Even better than Olympian Christian Cantwell.

"I wouldn't consider Christian one of the better throwing athletes to come out of this state, but I would put Chris Rohr up there," said Brett Halter, Missouri throws coach.

"Basically a 16 pound ball on a wire and I spin around in a circle and throw it close to 240 feet," said Rohr, Missouri senior hammer thrower.

But his hammer throwing career didn't start so smoothly.

"If you see him throw as a freshman, you might think golly, this might be the worst guy I've ever seen throw this thing," said Halter.

"I didn't quite pick it up well my first year. I only threw 148 feet my freshman year. I was 225 pounds, wasn't mature I'll say that way," said Rohr.

Rohr's passion for throwing pails in comparison to his love for his younger brother Chad, who almost died five years ago.

"He flipped the 4-wheeler. He flew about 10 feet or so and hit the concrete here and on the back of his head. They said he should have died when he hit the ground," said Rohr.

Rohr spent days at the hospital and doctors told his family to expect the worst.

"The pressure was swelling on his head and they didn't think he would live. So we tried to get as many people in to see him as we could and somehow he pulled through," said Rohr.

Chad survived, with some paralysis in his left arm and leg. He also lost his sight.

"True. He doesn't need to see me throw. He can hear me. I guess when I throw, sometimes I'll let out a scream afterwards and he knows it's a good throw," said Rohr.

Chad's also a competitor and with help from his brother, he's a conference champion.

"He's every bit as talented as Chris and he needs an escort into the ring and get set up and Chris should be that person," said Halter.

As for those tattoos on Chris, it's a bible verse, in braille.

"Philippians 4:13," said Rohr.

Rohr got the tattoo on the five year anniversary of the day he almost lost his brother.

"I talked to god and said I don't care if he's blind, crippled, whatever, I just want a brother," said Rohr.

Rohr dedicated his senior year of high school to his brother and won the discus with a state record, that still stands. Chad is graduating from Lee's Summit North High School in May and going to University of Central Missouri in the fall.

Rohr finished first in the hammer throw at the Drake relays this weekend.

Rohr's toss of more than 235 feet, 11 inches leads the country in the event.