After their football field and their community were ravaged by two tornados in 19 months, members of the Coal City High School football team got a surprise visit from former Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher.
Brian Urlacher presents $50,000 check on behalf of #Bears to Coal City HS for tornado relief. http://t.co/PR1u5vxRVW pic.twitter.com/vULfhpiVyQ
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) August 25, 2015
.@BUrlacher54 presents check to Coal City High School on behalf of @ChicagoBears: http://t.co/X2bmb26OdS pic.twitter.com/u0mpplt7IP
— The Herald-News - Shaw Local (@Joliet_HN) August 25, 2015
Urlacher was on hand to deliver a $50,000 check on behalf of the Bears and offer his own words of encouragement.
From ChicagoBears.com:
The money reportedly will be used to help repair damage done to the school’s athletic fields and scoreboard by a devastating tornado June 22. Urlacher surprised the players and coaches, who knew the Bears were going to present them with a check but had no idea it was being delivered by a future Hall of Famer. Coal City is located about 60 miles southwest of Chicago.
Nearly 900 properties were damaged in the tornado, according to the Morris Herald-News.
