Started By
Message

Dwayne Bowe returns to KC to attend longtime fan's funeral

Posted on 4/23/15 at 12:37 pm
Posted by GCTiger11
Ocean Springs, MS
Member since Jan 2012
45150 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 12:37 pm
Searched and saw it wasn't posted. Thought I'd share

LINK

quote:

Dwayne Bowe took a break from the first week of the offseason program in Cleveland this week, for one of the most admirable reasons possible.

Bowe, who spent eight seasons with the Chiefs, returned to Kansas City on Tuesday for the funeral of Betty Johnson, an 86-year-old season-ticket holder he had a habit of kissing before every game.

“He flew in for my mother’s funeral to give her the last kiss,” Mrs. Johnson’s daughter, Susan, told KCTV5.com. “Her celebration was just what she wanted. I wished I could have seen her in heaven today. I know she was there in spirit. It was a special ending to very special person.”

“You might have thought your were the Chiefs No. 1 fan, but in so many ways, we were yours,” Bowe wrote on a wreath of flowers sent to the funeral home. “Thanks for making Arrowhead feel like home to me. I will continue to play my heart out for you. Kisses to you my special angel.”

Known as “grandma” to many of the players, Betty Johnson was a Chiefs season-ticket holder since 1986. She drove a school bus for 35 years.
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52147 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 12:38 pm to
Bowe has always been a class act
Posted by Honest Tune
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
15587 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 12:39 pm to
Pretty damn cool
Posted by bencoleman
RIP 7/19
Member since Feb 2009
37887 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 12:58 pm to
Damn
Posted by stuntman
Florida
Member since Jan 2013
9097 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:00 pm to
My day is better now for reading that.

Thanks for sharing.
Posted by TthomasJR
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2006
17275 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:01 pm to
Really cool.

Good job Bowe
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
24550 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:02 pm to
Man that is special, wow

Nice job DB
Posted by LigerFan
Member since Jan 2014
2711 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:02 pm to
Posted by eelsuee
2B+!2B
Member since Oct 2004
4503 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:03 pm to
Bowe

You made that family feel incredible in their time of grief knowing that she was so significant to you.
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
Member since Aug 2013
15402 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:08 pm to
good guy
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155596 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:39 pm to
DBowe
Posted by Mie2cents
the round part of earth
Member since Dec 2012
3462 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 1:48 pm to
The sad part is that the "anti - weed" activists don't even want to read this article. It's like I told my wife before we got married when she was questioning the characters of some of my friends. I told her to try to look at their good qualities instead of their shortcomings. I am proud of D.Bowe.
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
54086 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:06 pm to
Pretty bad arse story.

Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
66927 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:09 pm to
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43103 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:14 pm to
Wow that is strong!!
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
50810 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:33 pm to
wow.
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
50810 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 2:34 pm to
quote:

"You might have thought you were the Chiefs No. 1 fan, but in so many ways, we were yours. Thanks for making Arrowhead feel like home to me. I will continue to play my heart out for you. Kisses to you my special angel,"
This post was edited on 4/23/15 at 2:36 pm
Posted by LuzianaFootball
Bay Area
Member since Dec 2008
7846 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 3:02 pm to
Helluva Tiger, pro, and person. Got chills reading this. Thanks OP for a rare positive story in sports.
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 3:10 pm to
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
24279 posts
Posted on 4/23/15 at 4:53 pm to
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 2Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram