Super Bowl champ giving away turkeys Sunday in Georgia
It’s the season of giving, and that mantra is not lost on two-time Super Bowl champion Tyrone Poole.
The former Carolina Panthers cornerback, with his nonprofit Tyrone Poole 38 Foundation, will host the turkey giveaway from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday in LaGrange. The foundation has hosted the giveaway for the last three years, according to a report by the LaGrange News.
“This is a chance for a family to go to bed with a full stomach that they may not have had in a while beforehand,” Poole said. “I grew up in this area off of Hamilton Road, so it is important to me that I give back to the community.”
Poole spent his formative years in Georgia, attending and playing football for Fort Valley State University in the early 1990s.
He would go on to play 13 seasons in the NFL. He garnered Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots in 2004 and 2005. Poole now lives in Atlanta, and his nonprofit Tyrone 38 is based here.
The turkey giveaway will also offer canned goods for the first 50 families that arrive. The giveaway is taking place at Cannon Street School, 115 E. Cannon St., LaGrange.
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