Warner is NFL's "No. 1 Good Guy"
No surprise here -- former Rams quarterback Kurt Warner has been named the NFL's "No. 1 Good Guy" by The Sporting News.
Athletes from major league baseball, the NFL, NBA and NASCAR were nominated by their teams or leagues. Winners were chosen by the Sporting News staff.
The St. Louis-based publication said the award honors athletes "who open their hearts as well as their wallets to serve the needy and unfortunate and improve their communities through compassion and generosity."
Atlanta running back Warrick Dunn was named the overall "No. 1 Good Guy" in professional sports. Warner, now the Arizona Cardinals' starting quarterback, won the award for NFL players. The Sporting News also recognized Philadelphia first baseman Jim Thome (MLB) and Miami Center Shaquille O'Neal (NBA) as outstanding "Good Guys."
According to the Cardinals' web site (azcardinals.com): "Sporting News recognized Warner for the quality and quantity of his various services to the community. Each year, Kurt takes up to 10 kids faced with life-threatening illnesses and their families to Disney World for a week. He visited tsunami victims in February, adopted a group home for foster kids in December, taking them all to Christmas Eve dinner, and handed out game tickets to kids touched by faith-based social services outreach agencies."
The Warrick Dunn Foundation and his Home for the Holidays program have assisted 52 single mothers and 135 children in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, La., and Tampa, Fla. The program provides $5,000 toward the down payment on homes, then surprises the new owner with furnishings, food, linens, even toothbrushes.
"Warrick Dunn has gone beyond anything anyone could reasonably expect in helping others," said John Rawlings, senior vice president and editoral director of the Sporting News.
Past winners of the award include Curt Schilling (2004), Troy Vincent (2003), Derek Jeter (2002), Dikembe Mutombo (2001), Derrick Brooks (2000) and David Robinson and Darrell Green (1999).
A complete list of other winners is in the July 8 issue, on newsstands Wednesday.
No surprise here -- former Rams quarterback Kurt Warner has been named the NFL's "No. 1 Good Guy" by The Sporting News.
Athletes from major league baseball, the NFL, NBA and NASCAR were nominated by their teams or leagues. Winners were chosen by the Sporting News staff.
The St. Louis-based publication said the award honors athletes "who open their hearts as well as their wallets to serve the needy and unfortunate and improve their communities through compassion and generosity."
Atlanta running back Warrick Dunn was named the overall "No. 1 Good Guy" in professional sports. Warner, now the Arizona Cardinals' starting quarterback, won the award for NFL players. The Sporting News also recognized Philadelphia first baseman Jim Thome (MLB) and Miami Center Shaquille O'Neal (NBA) as outstanding "Good Guys."
According to the Cardinals' web site (azcardinals.com): "Sporting News recognized Warner for the quality and quantity of his various services to the community. Each year, Kurt takes up to 10 kids faced with life-threatening illnesses and their families to Disney World for a week. He visited tsunami victims in February, adopted a group home for foster kids in December, taking them all to Christmas Eve dinner, and handed out game tickets to kids touched by faith-based social services outreach agencies."
The Warrick Dunn Foundation and his Home for the Holidays program have assisted 52 single mothers and 135 children in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, La., and Tampa, Fla. The program provides $5,000 toward the down payment on homes, then surprises the new owner with furnishings, food, linens, even toothbrushes.
"Warrick Dunn has gone beyond anything anyone could reasonably expect in helping others," said John Rawlings, senior vice president and editoral director of the Sporting News.
Past winners of the award include Curt Schilling (2004), Troy Vincent (2003), Derek Jeter (2002), Dikembe Mutombo (2001), Derrick Brooks (2000) and David Robinson and Darrell Green (1999).
A complete list of other winners is in the July 8 issue, on newsstands Wednesday.
Associated Press
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