Aaron Rodgers Makes Major Donation to Cal Football Program
By TimBackes
The University of California-Berkely put out a press release announcing a major contribution by Aaron Rodgers to its football program, a seven-figure donation that will allow for a renovation of the locker room, and also institute a football scholarship named for the former Cal quarterback.
Thank you @AaronRodgers12!!
Aaron has made a seven-figure gift to the program that will be used to renovate the football locker room and create the Aaron Rodgers Football Scholarship. #EarnIt
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— Cal Football (@CalFootball) June 11, 2019
The locker room renovations are expected to be complete in time for the coming season. The scholarship will be awarded to a junior college transfer each season, a fitting nod to Rodgers' own time in JuCo with Butte College before he transferred to Cal.
Good on Rodgers for once again showing his generosity and giving back to a school and program that helped turn him into a star.
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Comments (11)
JakeDickerson
June 11, 2019 at 12:46 pm
Awfully good of him
Coldworld
June 11, 2019 at 01:43 pm
I also think it’s cool that Marcedes Lewis is finishing his degree. Good example Marcedes!
Lare
June 11, 2019 at 03:21 pm
No word yet from Tyler Dunne.
Bearmeat
June 11, 2019 at 03:47 pm
I wonder if Ty will ever get another interview with a current Packer exec/coach/player. lol.
WestCoastPackerBacker
June 11, 2019 at 03:58 pm
Dunne will get interviews with the disgruntled ex players, admin or coaching staff. Not current ones though.
Lare
June 11, 2019 at 04:49 pm
Dunne will always get lots of interviews with "unnamed sources".
Since'61
June 11, 2019 at 04:59 pm
I said it at the time and I'll say it again, Tyler Dunne is a chooch. A hack desperate for clicks and readership. Speaking for myself I never heard of him before the Rodgers unnamed sources tempest in a thimble and I haven't heard from him since. Maybe Dunne can write an article using unnamed sources who claim that Trubisky is better than Aaron Rodgers.
Dunne has been filed under Imbecile. Thanks, Since '61
IceBowl
June 11, 2019 at 03:49 pm
Oh, he's not a pompous jackass now?
This autograph has some real value.
marpag1
June 12, 2019 at 08:14 am
OK, fine. Kudos to ARod for opening the check book, even though the multi-billion dollar, tax-exempt revenue machine of college athletics is probably about the most pathetic excuse for a "charity" that anyone could imagine.
But hey, college sports are all in the name of "providing a well-rounded education," right?
IceBowl
June 12, 2019 at 07:45 pm
marpag1,
Are you trying to make your compliment into something else?
Or maybe YOU should tell ARod where, and how much, to donate. And tell all the rest of us too.
marpag1
June 13, 2019 at 09:24 am
LOL. Do whatever the hell you want with your money, but I'm not required to be impressed by it.