After losing his mother to breast cancer, former NFL player DeAngelo Williams started a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and fighting the disease. Within four years, they have covered the cost of mammograms and aftercare for over 500 women.
Sandra Hill, mother to the former running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, passed away from breast cancer back in 2014. Williams also lost four aunts to the disease, all of whom died before the age of 50. And after his mother’s death, he began a program through The DeAngelo Williams Foundation in 2015 called “53 Strong for Sandra,” where he would cover the cost of 53 mammograms at each event, as reported by Today.
