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A.J. Brown Made Good on his Promise to Visit 10-Year-Old Plane Crash Victim

Kevin Kinkead

By Kevin Kinkead

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You’re probably familiar with the story of the 10-year-old boy who was struck by debris from the plane that crashed on Cottman Avenue a few weeks back. Trey Howard and his family were leaving the Dunkin Donuts across the street when the jet came down, and he covered his sister to protect her inside of their car. He was taken to CHOP for emergency brain surgery, woke up, and asked about the Super Bowl. A.J. Brown saw the story and said he’d visit Trey after the Birds won it:

See, this is what it’s all about. A boy plays hero during a tragedy and doctors are there for the emergency surgery. A pro football player sees it, makes a promise, and keeps it after his team goes out and throttles the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. The story writes itself.

By the way, the fundraiser for Trey was near $65,000 two weeks ago, with a goal to raise $80,000. A glance at the Go Fund Me page shows that donors have now kicked in $193,000, which will cover medical costs.

Kevin Kinkead

Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com

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