Cliff Forrest covets a college education, but the 10-year-old already excels at life lessons, the Pittsburgh boy recently showed he knows how to weigh the value of compassion vs. cash when he returned a Super Bowl ring to former NFL standout William “Refrigerator†Perry. Forrest took $8,500 out of his college education fund to buy the Super Bowl XX ring that once belonged to Perry and then returned it to the Fridge on Saturday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. It just seemed like the right thing to do, Forrest told the newspaper. “I Googled Mr. Perry and saw that he had a disease and had to sell it because of rough times,†he said. “He only played in one Super Bowl. I thought he would want it more than I did.†Perry was a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears, who gained notoriety for their defense and colorful “Super Bowl Shuffle†video en route to a 15-1 regular-season record and eventual 46-10 trouncing of the New England Patriots in the NFL title game on Jan. 26, 1986. Forrest and his family flew to Chicago to return the ring to Perry, who appeared Saturday at the Ace Hardware Spring Convention, according to the Sun-Times report, “Perry was overwhelmed by the gesture.†Source: FOXSports
There still is hope for the future...... That's one heck of a kid to do something like that. :icon_cool:
How again does the kid have so much money? And why was he allowed to take it out? I know this is a feel-good story, but unless that family is rich as crap, this comes off to me as a poor decision and bad parenting. With college costs expected to rise drastically after a reduction to federal funding, anyone who wants to continue their education will absolutely need a college fund.
It's not that difficult for a 10 year old kid from a upper/middle class family to have that much money...Birthday money, christening, Xmas money...all kids want nowadays is money and if the parents are socking a bunch away, it piles up rather quickly. We don't know the kids upbringing so it's hard to criticize him and the family. Maybe the family has millions...who knows... I have 2 18 month year olds that have over 1000 in their bank accounts. Not sure if I would let either of them spend $8500 on a Super Bowl ring...but I would be open to the discussion. The kid did a nice thing...can't rip the kid or the parents for that.
Sentiment is there, but the parents allowing him to dip into his college fund is irresponsible their part.
