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Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Former LSU running back Leonard Fournette recently donated 700 of his old football trophies to be recycled and turned into a weight set for Raines High School in Jacksonville, FL. Per BigCatCountry.com:
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Fournette and MET-Rx collaborated to create a dumbbell set to donate to a school in Jacksonville, out of Fournette’s childhood football trophies.

We all know Fournette is a talented football player, but did you know that he received at least 700 trophies as a kid? Yup, and he donated 700 of them to have them crafted into an entire weight set for Raines High School.

This is not the first time that the former LSU star has given back to the local communities in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Jacksonville and it definitely won't be the last time either...

Watch the video below to see how Fournette and MET-Rx created and delivered the weight set to Raines High School:

Filed Under: LSU Football
Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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Honest Tune104 months
LF7 has done EVERYTHING right since he graduated high school.
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hombreman9104 months
Except for the Alton Sterling shirt, I agree.
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Hoovertigah104 months
Except for having two babies he obviously can't support... I kid. He's a great dude.
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700 trophies? i bet his mom is glad to get the spare room cleaned out.
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Afroman104 months
Class act
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OKTiger83104 months
How many trophies do you have? Enough to make a full dumbbell set. Holy shite
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Neauxla_Tiger104 months
I was going to do something similar with my old trophies, but I've been told 3 trophies isn't enough to do anything with
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L S Usetheforce104 months
participation trophies aren't allowed in weight creation
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texastigerr104 months
LF has always been pure class.
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Cousin104 months
Outstanding young man. Glad he chose LSU.
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luciouslou104 months
with all the crap that i have to read on the news every day, this was refreshing. great story. and even greater to see the look in the kids eyes that he wanted to spend some time with them.
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No Diggity Tiger104 months
If only he had 702, heisman and national champsionship....Jk. Class act!
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Walt OReilly104 months
That is awesome
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Jcorye1104 months
James Harrison is rock hard over this.
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BallCoachinFool104 months
Did he keep his bowl rings? If so, not legit bro
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Amazing Moves104 months
Very cool. What a great gesture.
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tubucoco104 months
Awesome! Geaux LF!
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CharlesLSU104 months
What a great role model.....I love what this young man stands for and will always be a fan. Great job, Mr Fournette?
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CharlesLSU104 months
...lol....!
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Jorts R Us104 months
Raines is the worst high school in Jax so good looking out.
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SECSolomonGrundy104 months
That's a cool gesture and it shows a good attitude. Makes me wonder if Fournette will be viewed in similar light as Tebow. In college, opposing fans mostly hated him because he was really good and he got a lot of publicity. But when he left college, those opposing fans develop a respect and appreciation for Tebow,mainly because his character was so strong that you couldn't deny him. It's like, how can you legitimately hate Tim Tebow? We might see the same thing with Fournette if his character is given enough spotlight.
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Mr. Hangover104 months
To be fair I'm not sure I can remember an opposing fan bashing fournette
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Tiger in NY104 months
Everyone gets a trophy
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Bristol Dawg104 months
Basically turned those suckers in to dust and then added whatever they normally do to make weights. Wonder if my deer heads could be used for a weight set?
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atltiger6487104 months
very nice move by LF, but am I the only one questioning how trophies can get recycled into weights. The "gold" on a trophy isn't gold and it isn't even metal. It's basically a plastic piece painted gold, mounted on a piece of marble. Regardless, great move by LF, but I'm just not seeing how trophies are made of anything that can be recycled into weights.
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Deltatiger104 months
i'm assuming you didn't watch the video...
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whoisnickdoobs104 months
In the video it looks like the trophies were used to make the mold that made the trophies, not the actual trophies. I could be wrong though.
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