NFL Player Takes Texas Middle Schooler Who Lost Her Father to Daddy-Daughter Dance

[JiF]

Not enough of these stories are shared.  This one is beautiful.  Must be cutting onions or something around me...idk but I love this story!

Not sure how this is going to paste but you can follow the tweets and IG story to see pictures and an interview with the family but kudos to Anthony Harris, he's got a new fan.

 

Last year, 11-year-old Audrey Soape unexpectedly lost both her father and grandfather.

It's been a hard time for the Texas middle schooler, to say the least. So, with her school's "Daddy-Daughter Dance" on the horizon, her mother Holly decided to do something special. She reached out to Audrey's favorite football player, Eagles safety Anthony Harris, on social media.

"It's kind of far-fetched...it's a big ask," Holly told ABC News. "I just asked if he would come—if he'd be willing to come. And he said, 'not only will I come, I want to make sure she feels like a princess.'"

Harris not only flew in to Austin for the dance, he also covered the cost of Audrey's dress, shoes, hair, and makeup.

"He had a car with a driver, come to the house and pick her up," Holly told ABC News. "He really wanted to make sure she had the best possible time."

Harris, who originally hails from Richmond, Virginia, told WCAU that he was "just trying to be a human."

"You gotta cherish these moments. You never know how long we have here on this Earth," he added. "So, the people that you care about, and you love, show support for them."

 

In an appearance on Fox & Friends, Holly expressed gratitude for Harris' incredible act of kindness.

"I was so anxious and excited for her because she just had the most terrible year," the mom-of-two said. "For someone to show up and to teach her that people do show up for you, it's just been beyond a blessing. Just the power of God and how he makes these situations happen has just been unbelievable and remarkable."

[Warfish]

I definitely like stories like this far more than stories of drunk NFL WR's burning innocent girls and dogs alive by doing 120 mph and crashing into them.

[JiF]

 

[mrcoops]

What a brilliant story. We need to hear more about the good guys such as Anthony Harris.

[Peace Frog]

So so great.  

[johnnysd]

Super nice.

[section314]

Too late to vote for NFL man of the year?  Great story. 

[Green DNA]

Great story, kudos to Anthony Harris.  

[Jetsfan80]

I get that good news "doesn't sell", but I still think we need a 24/7 "Good News Channel" for stories like these, similar to the 9 episodes John Krasinski put together during 2020:

 

 

 

We need more stories like these and good guys like Anthony Harris.

[section314]

I'm in.

[ZachEY]

22 minutes ago, JiFapono said:

 

The actual best in the naytion.

[Sammybighead]

Awesome stuff

[Larz]

Awesome!!!  
 

yeah theses stories always get to me. Forget about the soldiers coming home to surprise mom, whoa I turn into a big baby over those lol

[UntouchableCrew]

Great story.

Seems very random to me that he'd be the favorite player for a Texas middle schooler -- from VA, played at UVA, played for Vikings and Eagles -- but very cool.

[68JET11]

GREAT STORY. and GREAT DUDE for doing that. Thanks @JiFapono for posting it.

[65 Toss Power Trap]

Beyond awesome.  

[Peace Frog]

Just watched it again.  Outstanding.  Some great great dudes out there--we tend to only hear the bad.  

[section314]

1 minute ago, Peace Frog said:

Just watched it again.  Outstanding.  Some great great dudes out there--we tend to only hear the bad.  

It's always been that way and I'm afraid it will continue to be that way. The vast majority of people are good, honest caring people, who try to help others. When we hear about something good that somebody does for another person, we are happy, but for most, it's really not out of the norm. However, all the bad stuff, while all too commonplace these days, still strikes a chord in us that just doesn't quite resonate with most. It's almost like we have to keep it in front of us to allow us to try to come to grips with it. Bad always gets top billing.

[Hal N of Provo]

Didn't watch it cause it’s been a long week and it sounded like work.   
 

Is the girls mom hot?   If so; still a good story, but no onions need to be cut while watching.  

[usanyj]

What a great story… athletes truly have the ability to help uplift people. A lot of the time we hear the negative over the positive because the negative sells better.

this right here, it’s awesome.