The remarkable day J.J. Watt paid for a funeral

[BobbyFK]

Good article. JJ is a great guy for doing this!

The funeral that wouldn't have happened without J.J. Watt

In July, a desperate high school teacher in Texas tried to sell her J.J. Watt apparel on Twitter so that she could pay for her grandfather's funeral. Then an unlikely hero swooped in: JJ Watt.

www.espn.com

 

[BigJay]

I saw that before. Great story. Didn’t he raise an all time record amount for gofundme to help Hurricane Harvey victims when he was in Texas?

 

[BobbyFK]

I saw that before. Great story. Didn’t he raise an all time record amount for gofundme to help Hurricane Harvey victims when he was in Texas?

$41.6 Million

J.J. Watt Provides 1-Year Update on Hurricane Harvey Relief, World-Record $41.6M

One year after Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Houston and south Texas, J.J. Watt provided an update on relief efforts from money raised in his record-setting crowdsourcing campaign...

bleacherreport.com

 

[lemartinsports]

feel like i always see this man doing kind things for others. good guy for sure

 

[Tanko]

This guy is a considered a saint in Houston. Not the New Orleans kind.... The, "from heaven above" kind.
There will be statues of him erected. Guaranteed.


The only one close to as generous as JJ Watts in that town is Mattress Mac (Jim McIngvale). he's the furniture salesman guy who bets millions on the Astros to win the WS.

 

[Wagerallsports]

One of the good guys

 

[Tanko]

I think Drew Brees is considered the same in NOLA.

 

[Bubbles]

What a class act.