Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Former LSU running back Leonard Fournette recently donated 700 of his old football trophies to be recycled and turned into a weight set for Raines High School in Jacksonville, FL. Per BigCatCountry.com:
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Fournette and MET-Rx collaborated to create a dumbbell set to donate to a school in Jacksonville, out of Fournette’s childhood football trophies.

We all know Fournette is a talented football player, but did you know that he received at least 700 trophies as a kid? Yup, and he donated 700 of them to have them crafted into an entire weight set for Raines High School.

This is not the first time that the former LSU star has given back to the local communities in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Jacksonville and it definitely won't be the last time either...

Watch the video below to see how Fournette and MET-Rx created and delivered the weight set to Raines High School:

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Did he keep his bowl rings? If so, not legit bro
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Very cool. What a great gesture.
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Awesome! Geaux LF!
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What a great role model.....I love what this young man stands for and will always be a fan. Great job, Mr Fournette?
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...lol....!
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Guice >>> Fournette
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Raines is the worst high school in Jax so good looking out.
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James Harrison is rock hard over this.
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Basically turned those suckers in to dust and then added whatever they normally do to make weights. Wonder if my deer heads could be used for a weight set?
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That's a cool gesture and it shows a good attitude. Makes me wonder if Fournette will be viewed in similar light as Tebow. In college, opposing fans mostly hated him because he was really good and he got a lot of publicity. But when he left college, those opposing fans develop a respect and appreciation for Tebow,mainly because his character was so strong that you couldn't deny him. It's like, how can you legitimately hate Tim Tebow? We might see the same thing with Fournette if his character is given enough spotlight.
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To be fair I'm not sure I can remember an opposing fan bashing fournette
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very nice move by LF, but am I the only one questioning how trophies can get recycled into weights. The "gold" on a trophy isn't gold and it isn't even metal. It's basically a plastic piece painted gold, mounted on a piece of marble. Regardless, great move by LF, but I'm just not seeing how trophies are made of anything that can be recycled into weights.
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i'm assuming you didn't watch the video...
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In the video it looks like the trophies were used to make the mold that made the trophies, not the actual trophies. I could be wrong though.
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You mean my 699 trophies almost edged out Fournette? Didn't know I was that close. I need to see if I have any eligibility left! Lmao 700?! Really?!
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Great gesture! Should have just bought it instead of recycling the trophies. Having a room full of those would be cool.
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That is awesome
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when he's 80, he's going to wish he hadn't done that.
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You realize it's not 1950 anymore right? Like people have digital photos of things now. Hell he could probably buy a 3D printer and recreate them if he wanted to.
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yes I'm sure when he's 80 he'll be pining for his peewee trophies.
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If only he had 702, heisman and national champsionship....Jk. Class act!
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How you get 700 trophies and never win anything?
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hahahahahahahaha
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with all the crap that i have to read on the news every day, this was refreshing. great story. and even greater to see the look in the kids eyes that he wanted to spend some time with them.
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I was going to do something similar with my old trophies, but I've been told 3 trophies isn't enough to do anything with
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participation trophies aren't allowed in weight creation
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LF has always been pure class.
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Outstanding young man. Glad he chose LSU.
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