Posted on 04/17/2018 9:03:37 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
MOULTON, Ala. -- A special-needs student had a one-of-a-kind prom date when an NFL player returned to his home county in Alabama to take her to the dance. Don Jones is a 27-year-old defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers who is from Lawrence County.
He told WBRC-TV it was a "blessing" to go to the prom Friday night with 18-year-old Lindsey Preston, who has Down syndrome.
Jones is a family friend. His mother taught Preston in elementary school.
Preston's mom, Kristi Martin, told The Associated Press that Jones danced with all the students and "made everybody feel special."
Jones played at Arkansas State before going pro.
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Good dude!
Very classy. Well done sir.
Luv Don Jones!
Would I be right to hope that he doesn’t kneel during the National Anthem?
Not all NFL players are thugs.
Yep...Class act...
Good man.
Nice to see a good story about an NFL player.
Thanks, good job
Many of his fellow players should take note!
Thank you, that is very kind. Please keep up the good work, sir.
Thank you Don Jones,
These special needs proms are sponsored by
Tim Tebow’s foundation.
A feelgood story now and then is a good thing.
How is it possible that all of these sincere compliments are coming from this rasiss group of Bible thumpen, gun toten, tobaccy chewen bigots?
saw a bumper sticker yesterday that said
“I’m a White Christian conservative gun owner”
and under it it said
“Can i do anything else to piss you off?”
was the USS Alaska a good ship to serve on? Battlecruiser, as they say... BTW, I was 13 the last time I chewed tobacco. Made me dizzier than a hippy in a pot house fire. My cousins also had a pet raccoon. Been thinking a lot about that coon lately. We used to damn up the creek behind their house and the raccoon would feast on the crawdads that were chased out of their holes. I have a autistic son who was bitten by a teacher’s aide so we took him out of our area’s school, and moved near a college town so the chances of him being treated were better. 12 years ago..but disabled kids are treated so shabby in most of America, It was refreshing to see a teacher’s son making a fine play.
True and anyone can go and volunteer. My wife and I did this a couple years ago and it was a great experience. Well, it was for me, because my ‘date’ was incredibly sweet. My wife’s on the other hand, was pretty non-functional and disagreeable.
We both said we’d do it again though.
A class act.
So what’s he doing playing for the forty-whiners?
You had me at USS Alaska. Most people but don’t even know it existed or what it was! I’m a history nerd so I think it’s awesome.
Nice move. The Tebow effect.
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