Plainfield, Ill. – A wide receiver who won a college football national championship is bringing pride to Chicago and spreading happiness to local families just before the holiday season.
Tyler Morris, who won the national championship at the University of Michigan this year, is a 2022 graduate of Plainfield East High School.
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He donated a portion of his name, image and likeness money he received to District 202 families in need this year.
Tyler gave $3,000 worth of gift cards to schools in the district to distribute to families.
More than 40 families benefited from Tyler’s generosity.
ABC7 interviewed Tyler and his mother, Shirley Morris, who works as a social worker in the area. They discussed why the emerging star at Michigan felt the urge to give back.
Speaking about his efforts, Tyler expressed, “It makes me feel great, because life can be hard sometimes, especially around the holidays. Just being able to assist a child in receiving a gift or helping families with essentials like food, makes a big difference,”
“There’s a ton of families that need help, and you think that we are in a pretty nice area that doesn’t need the help, but there are definitely families that are struggling all year round, but the holidays especially,” Shirley said.
The families receiving the gift cards will be able to use the funds to help pay for food, necessities and gifts ahead of the holidays.
Tyler is currently in the transfer portal, looking for his next school.
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