Stetson Football Player Gives Woman With Five Kids Money for Groceries

Tired of hearing about sexual assault scandals? Fed up with football player taking money to sign autographs and putting their entire team's season in jeopardy? Dying to hear a story about something or someone in college football that doesn't suck?

Look no further than the story of Stetson Hatters football player Trezdun Jackson.

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According to a story in the OrlandoSentinel Jackson was at Walmart recently when he saw a woman with five kids denied some much needed groceries. As it turns out, her food stamps were not valid and she only had about $20 on her.

So he left his groceries and gave her a $100 to pay for her food.

She was a little too overcome with joy to properly thank him, so she wrote the schools athletic director:

"I have been blessed with the most generous act of kindness my soul has ever witnessed," the woman wrote in her email to Stetson University's athletic department. "I am a local DeLand resident who is very grateful for what I have, but honest to say, I don't have much. While I was finishing up some shopping with my five children at Wal-Mart, I went to the checkout counter and was informed my food stamps were not valid and I did not have more than $20 to my name.

"I immediately burst into tears and begged the cashier for mercy when out of nowhere a young man wearing a Stetson football shirt handed $100 and left his groceries behind him. I [found out later] the young man's name was Trezdun Jackson. I was so overwhelmed with this act that I didn't really have a chance to properly thank him. Please relay this message to the young man and let him know that his help will never be forgotten, and we are more than extremely grateful for the money he gave us."

When asked about it this is what the sophomore defensive back and future lawyer had to say (via OrlandoSentinel):

"The items in my cart were irrelevant," Trez says. "She had kids she was trying to feed. You could tell she was having a rough time of it. I didn't really think about it; it just seemed like the right thing to do."

Kids--in case you were not sure--this is a real role model. If you want to be like anyone be like Trez.

[OrlandoSentinel]

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