Bo knows compassion.
Former football and baseball superstar Bo Jackson is known as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
The former College, NFL, and MLB standout was so touched by the devastating massacre in Uvalde, Texas that he reached out to help the families of those most impacted.
Bo Jackson revealed that he had donated to cover the costs of these funerals as he spoke out with sympathy for the families.
"I don't know if it's because I'm getting old," said Jackson, a father of three and a grandfather as he nears 60. "It's just not right for parents to bury their kids. It's just not right.
"I know every family there probably works their butts off just to do what they do. ... The last thing they needed was to shell out thousands of dollars for something that never should have happened."
Jackson said he felt a personal connection to the city he's driven through many times. Uvalde has been a regular stop for a bite to eat or groceries before a long drive farther west to visit a friend's ranch on hunting trips.
Bo, as a father and grandfather and a visitor of Uvalde, Texas felt a close connection to the town and felt burdened to help these grieving families in need.
Three days later, Jackson and a close friend flew to Uvalde, briefly met with Gov. Greg Abbott and presented a check for $170,000 with an offer to pay for all funeral expenses.
Abbott announced it as an anonymous donation during a May 27 news conference about aid the state was giving to victims.
"We didn't want media," Jackson said. "No one knew we were there."
And though Jackson suggested he hasn't kept it a secret, he hadn't spoken publicly about what moved him to make the trip to Uvalde and the donation until this week.
"Uvalde is a town that sticks in your mind. Just the name," Jackson said. "I don't know a soul there. It just touched me."
Jackson was the first to donate to the families in Uvalde and volunteered immediately to cover funeral expenses to take that burden away from the already overburdened families.
Bo Jackson is the definition of a class act!
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