There may not be a better story of a young person keeping themselves grounded when everything they do is a great success than the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrows. Yes he had a great season at LSU, helped the Tigers win the National Championship, took home college football's most coveted individual honors and then was picked number one in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, but what he did after all that is a true testament to this player's personna and upbringing.
What were his next moves you might ask? Well the the first thing he did according to an article on Yahoo.com on April 23, 2020 was to help his school teacher, Mom start her class off for their virtual school day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with them from his family's living room. Prior to that he spawned a charity movement for the impoverished folks in his hometown of Athens, Ohio during his Heisman Award acceptance speech where he reflected on the fact that many kids in the school district go home hungry each day. Those simple selfless words on that big national stage raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Athens County Food Bank, per a report in the DailyMail.com.
It is hard not to root for this guy! He seems to have himself well grounded enlight of all of his success as he remembers those less fortunate in the area where he grew up. If you would like to help Joe in helping the families in Athens, Ohio get the nourishment they so desperately need then we invite you to visit the facebook page set up for this endeavour using this link Athens Food Bank, and make a contribution to the cause.
Joe Burrows we salute you for your humble and kind deeds of remembering others while at the heigth of your own accomplishments. You are an inspiration and a midel of Positive Football and you deserve the Off Field Spotlight!
