Alabama’s Trent Richardson Took a 17-Year-Old Cancer Survivor to Her Senior Prom This Weekend
Can we have a moment to applaud Trent Richardson for doing something incredible off the field? Richardson attended the Hueytown High School prom this weekend with senior Courtney Alvis. She was diagnosed with leukemia last year, but her goal was to make it to her senior prom. With no date, Richardson stepped in to escort her. She is still taking medication, but according to the tearjerker ESPN piece, as of today, there is no cancer in her bone marrow. Going to prom with a two-time national champion is pretty neat too. Richardson’s mother is also a cancer survivor.

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April 15th, 2012 at 7:17 PM
class move by Richardson. Bama can still go screw off but this is a good thing. Hope you keep your head on straight in the pros, Trent
April 15th, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Pensacola is in the building, and that’s all I have to say
April 15th, 2012 at 7:20 PM
I rarely, if ever, like anything about Bama, but this is first class all the way. Good luck in the NFL, Trent, I’ll be rooting for you
April 15th, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Classy move by him. I applaud any athlete who takes time to do things like this to those who are in need, not for the exposure or limelight, just to know that there are others who are less fortunate and they have been blessed in life.
/Roll Tide.
April 15th, 2012 at 7:21 PM
Also, h/t to the Senator for scooping you on this one, CoRM!
April 15th, 2012 at 7:22 PM
..and we all know Nick Saban isn’t the one showing people how to act classy.
April 15th, 2012 at 7:23 PM
red sox sweep the rays. fuck yea! April overreactions!
April 15th, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Good news about the young lady’s health, and classy move by the young man.
CRM, nice post.
April 15th, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Nice to see an article about an NFL player and a 17 year old that doesn’t involve Mark Sanchez.
April 15th, 2012 at 7:49 PM
rdog ftw
April 15th, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Padres got totally screwed by the shitty umpiring crew at Dodger Stadium. The umpire blows a call and then throws out the manager for arguing that missed call. Gotta love the accountability that isn’t there for umpires in baseball.
April 15th, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Wait – did he give her a potted plant instead of a corsage/bouquet?
April 15th, 2012 at 7:55 PM
since he’s a running back, it was most likely a plant of pot
April 15th, 2012 at 8:03 PM
[UPDATE: Richardson tagged that]
April 15th, 2012 at 8:04 PM
OT: Grizzlies 37, Hornets 33. At. The. Half.
If I’m Tom Benson, I’m looking for my receipt for a possible refund…
April 15th, 2012 at 8:05 PM
all benson needs is another natural disaster, he’ll be fine
April 15th, 2012 at 8:06 PM
[UPDATE: Richardson tagged that]
I laughed a bit, then gagged a bit.
April 15th, 2012 at 8:08 PM
I laughed a bit, then gagged a bit.
a TBL double-double!
April 15th, 2012 at 8:16 PM
I’m just glad that Richardson was able to make this girl’s night special and that we’ve evolved to the point in society where the 101st Airborne Division didn’t have to escort them throughout the evening. That’s progress.
April 15th, 2012 at 8:23 PM
ms, I noted that too. Maybe, just maybe, there is hope for society.
a TBL double-double!
A lot of comments hit me that way. I laugh out loud here several times a day, then I look back and think “dang, that comment was kinda raw”.
April 15th, 2012 at 8:25 PM
what’s the jose ovechkin signal?
April 15th, 2012 at 8:26 PM
ms, I noted that too. Maybe, just maybe, there is hope for society.
Perhaps. Though countolaf is doing his level best to make me have my doubts.
April 15th, 2012 at 8:36 PM
i could have sworn i saw a new story the other day on a segregated prom, but damned if i could find it just now. current anyway…there were several from a few years ago
April 15th, 2012 at 8:45 PM
They play again tomorrow at 11. Patriots Day!