Charles Woodson Donates $2 Million to U-M Hospital

[riffjim4069]

Good story about one of the good guys in professional football...

Charles Woodson Donates $2 Million to U-M Hospital

Charles Woodson wants to be known as more than a football player.

Donating $2 million to the new University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital gives him a chance to do that.

The school announced Woodson's gift on Thanksgiving before he played for the Green Bay Packers against the Detroit Lions.

Woodson's money will support pediatric research by The Charles Woodson Clinical Research Fund in the $754-million, 1.1-million square foot hospital slated to open in 2012.

He hopes to attract the world's best researchers who want to help children with cancer, heart disease, kidney disorders and autism.

Woodson said during a visit to Ann Arbor earlier this month that becoming a father motivated him to make the gift.

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[Skyhi]

Way to go!! It's nice to hear stories about athletes doing good things.

 

[satjay]

Very nice, makes me remember back in the old days when Michigan had a nice D!

 

[salsadancer7]

Nice story! But I gotta say, I think more than 95% of the NFL is filled with "good guys". The problem is there is MORE of a story when a player does BAD than when he does good.

 

[BlackHitachi]

Nice story! But I gotta say, I think more than 95% of the NFL is filled with "good guys". The problem is there is MORE of a story when a player does BAD than when he does good.

EXACTLY!! Which is a shame!

 

[meStevo]

There were no shots fired or any charges filed, how is this news ??

 

[Lkr]

I think this is an apology to Michigan for destroying the Lions

 

[mccoyrj]

Charles Wooden = Class Act :up