Meet The Former NFL Player Who Has Quietly Gifted Over 145 Homes To Single-Parent Families

You hear so much about the depressing things going on in the world. In film, television and real life, the public loves to focus on the villains. And we get it, we’re certainly not trying to make anyone feel bad. Heck, our site is called TV Smack Talk!

We love the drama, and when a celebrity or a professional athlete does something silly, it’s like Christmas morning for us. But it’s important to balance all the negativity out, because the truth is, the internet makes the world seem scarier than it actually is.

Most people aren’t evil, and there are a lot of people out there doing wonderful things. People like 41-year-old Warrick Dunn. The former running back, who played in the NFL for 12 seasons, is one of the good guys.

Most celebs dish out a few meals once a year on Thanksgiving, and then blast their good deed all over their social media accounts. Seriously, if I see one more celeb smiling for the camera while slapping a mountain of mashed potatoes on some homeless person’s plate, I might lose my freaking mind.

But Warrick is different. He waits until he’s actually Dunn something before sending out a tweet to his followers. And yes, he has done a lot of things…at least 147 life-changing things.

Dunn’s charity, Warrick Dunn Charities, started helping single-parent families find affordable housing almost 20 years ago in 1997. Since then, they have provided at least 147 homes to families in need. They provide them with a generous down payment and a fully furnished home, “They only have to bring their clothes,” Dunn said.

And what makes this so impressive is that Dunn and his team have accomplished most of it without anyone knowing.

They haven’t had time to brag about their incredible performance because they have been too busy working hard. Dunn dedicates all of his charity work to his late mother, Betty Smothers, a Louisiana police officer who was murdered during a botched robbery in 1993.

You can read more about his charity by clicking this link.