We are proud to announce that Donate Life America will host John and Diane Brockington on the upcoming Donate Life Rose Parade Float. An All-American running back at Ohio State, John Brockington helped lead his team to win the National Championship in the 1969 Rose Bowl. He wasted little time proving himself worthy of the Green Bay Packers first pick in the 1971 NFL draft. After posting an NFL rookie rushing record 1,105 yards in 1971--while at the same time nabbing All-Pro and NFC Rookie of the Year honors--Brockington went on to become the first running back in NFL history to surpass 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons. When John suffered kidney failure in 2000, his friend, Diane Scott offered to become his donor and ended up being a perfect match (his kidney still pumping strong thirteen years later!). After returning to health, John asked Diane to marry him, and now as husband and wife they direct the The John Brockington Foundation to increase organ, eye and tissue donation and raise funds for people on dialysis awaiting a transplant.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:23:09 +0000
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