Canada’s Cowboy has been a delight in college football this season. Oklahoma State running back and Edmonton native Chuba Hubbard has won all kinds of fans over this season, including Wayne Gretzky himself. Whenever he decides to declare, the NFL will likely be the next stop in his football career.
Having experienced poverty in his childhood, Hubbard is looking forward to his NFL payday — so he can give it back.
“I want to help kids get out of a negative environment and put them in a positive one, teaching them life skills and leadership skills,” Hubbard told Bleacher Report. “Another aspect is just helping families living in poverty, helping them out with food and clothes. Just trying to bring happiness to people.”
Hubbard is launching a nonprofit organization — Your Life, Your Choice — to support children who grew up in circumstances like his own. It would be an admirable cause for anybody, much less a 20-year-old who has yet to receive his first pro deal in football.
Hubbard was recently nominated for the NCAA’s Doak Walker Award, which goes to the top running back in the nation, and he’s received some Heisman Trophy buzz as well.
h/t Bleacher Report
