Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams announced earlier
this month that his nonprofit organization, The DeAngelo Williams
Foundation, will cover the cost of 53 mammograms at hospitals located in
Charlotte, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh.
Williams is a staunch supporter of breast cancer awareness. In 2014,
Williams' mother, Sandra Hill, died after battling breast cancer. She
was just 53 years old. He also lost his four aunts to the disease, but
not before leading a push in 2009 to allow NFL players to wear pink
cleats throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Ever since then, fans have become accustomed to seeing pink — pink
headphones, pink cleats, pink pompoms — on gobs of NFL gear throughout
October — but only October. That's not sitting well with Williams, who
wanted to show his support for breast cancer awareness all season long
by wearing pink accessories during games.
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Source: NBC News/TODAY
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