Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Dallas Cowboy's Gift to a Homeless Man


--by doubleA, posted Nov 24, 2008
The Dallas Morning News reported a heartwarming story today, for all of us sports fans:

A homeless man who goes by Doc was cashing in change at a Cinemark Theatre in Dallas when a guy walked up and offered to pay his way into the movie. He planned to spend his day passing out fliers and accepted a rain check before realizing that he recognized the generous gentleman.

"Was that Tony Romo?" Doc asked the worker behind the counter.

It sure was. Doc, who requested that his real name not be used, hustled across the street to the consignment store that paid him to occasionally pass out fliers and requested the day off. By the time he got back to the theater, Role Model had already started.

Romo, who confirmed the story but didn't want to elaborate, waved Doc over to sit by him and his friend. Doc sheepishly mentioned that he hadn't showered in a few days.

"Don't worry about that," Romo said. "I'm used to locker rooms."

And so the $67 million quarterback and a man who doesn't have $6.70 to his name sat next to each other and shared laughs for 90 minutes or so.

For Romo -- who made news by changing a couple's tire on a roadside on the way home the night of the season opener -- it was just another kind gesture to a random stranger. It meant the world to Doc.

"For me, it was a blessing," Doc said. "It came at just the right time. It gave me some encouragement and faith in mankind. I just wanted to say thank you."
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sue lewis wrote: I wish i could find such kind people who help people in need. My husband and i lost our home and our jobs recently so i know how that man must have felt. May god bless you.
sue lewis wrote: I wish i could find such kind people who help people in need. My husband and i lost our home and our jobs recently so i know how that man must have felt. May god bless you.
lovebug wrote: Thank you for posting this, it does back up one of my pet theories in life. You do not need to be poor to be generous. I also want to know why is it the only time we hear about a generous act, is if it is done by someone worth 67 million dollars
adc150 wrote: The reason is that the more wealthy people like tony romo probably have fewer times they can just go out of there way to help others with their time not their money. Unlike the average person who sees people in need everyday. The average person should help others and not want to be recognized because it shoud be their duty to help others. It is also the waelthy person duty to help others but usually wealthy people help other people through donations and charaties but usually dont have the chance help those they dont know by changing someone's tire or paying for someone's movie ticket that they have never met. The reason you hear about tony romo acts' of kindness is that for a wealthy person to go out of their way and give up their time to help others shows that everybody wants to help others sometimes they miss their opprtunity but tony romo was given two chances to help complete strangers and he took them. Which shows that he remembers that compassion is much more important than money and that is rare.

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