HOUSTON – Local football legend Vince Young helped give back to his former high school on Friday, working with Brothers in Arms to help secure a $10,000 donation from Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation for Madison High School.
Brothers in Arms was formed under the leadership of a Houston trio of legendary quarterbacks - Young, former Houston Oilers star Warren Moon, and former Heiman winner from the University of Houston Andre Ware. The group was created to offer financial assistance or scholarships to student athletes who are being raised in a single parent environment.
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On Friday, they worked with Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation to present a $10,000 check to the high school that Young attended before his days winning a national championship at the University of Texas and before he spent six years in the NFL.
“The main thing is it’s about these kids,” Young told KPRC 2′s Randy McIlvoy. “To have an opportunity to come back home at Madison - I mean, it’s different. The school looks beautiful. I’m happy about our new principal, Mrs. (Kasey) Bailey. And things are looking pretty good, man. I just want to continue to keep that positive vibe going for the next generation so they can understand there’s people out there that want to help.”
Young also spoke to the kids in the Madison High School gym, trying to encourage them to keep fighting for what they want in life.
“Right now, the opportunities are huge for us, especially for our younger generation,” Young said. “I want them to understand I used to be that same kid, sitting right there in that gym, and a lot of people told me I can’t (accomplish my dreams), so I made sure that I used that as motivation to shock the world, to let people know that I can, so I wanted them to definitely understand that.”