Tony Romo takes Homeless man to the Movies

[Taco]

Heard this on the Radio

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/111908dnspocowblogromo.161a4cd.html

Dallas Cowboys blog: Further evidence that Tony Romo really is a swell fella

03:06 PM CST on Wednesday, November 19, 2008

By TIM MacMAHON / The Dallas Morning News [email protected]







A homeless man who goes by Doc was cashing in change at a Cinemark theater in Dallas when a guy walked up and offered to pay his way into the movie. Doc, who planned to spend his day passing out flyers for a few bucks, accepted a rain check before realizing that he recognized the generous gentleman.



"Was that Tony Romo?" Doc asked the kid behind the counter.



It sure was. Doc hustled across the street to the consignment store that paid him to occasionally pass out flyers and requested the day off. By the time he got back to the theater, "Role Model" had already started.



Romo, who confirmed the story but didn't want to elaborate, waved Doc over to sit by him and his buddy. Doc sheepishly mentioned that he hadn't showered in a few days.



"Don't worry about that," Romo said. "I'm used to locker rooms."



And so the $67 million quarterback and a man who doesn't have $6.70 to his name sat next to each other and shared laughs for 90 minutes or so.



For Romo, who made news by changing a couple's tire on the side of the road on the way home the night of the season opener, it was just another kind gesture to a random stranger. It meant the world to Doc.



"For me, it was a blessing," Doc said. "It came at just the right time. It gave me some encouragement and faith in mankind. I just wanted to say thank you."

[DBryant88]

Are we really supossed to care? I only care about what he does on the football field, not what he does off of it

[DBryant88]

minus jessica simpson

[byrdman31]

cool story tho. nice of him to give a guy 90 minutes to enjoy a movie

[IronMexican]

That's pretty cool.

[tonylongoriafan]

why does he always wear hats?

[ClingingMars]

*shrug*

sounds like he didn't want it to get out. oh well.

-Mars

[T Park]

Feels guilty I'm sure for his success.

[Anti.Hero]

Hollywood Romo's charm has worn off.

Time to stfu and just win.

[Bigzax]

Tpark, do you help homeless? if so, what drives you to do it...guilt? :wakeup

[balli]

God damn this thread took a hostile turn.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Nice of him but I wouldn't of sat by him if he stunk.

[Obstructed_View]

That pussy Brady Quinn wouldn't do that.

[samikeyp]

Nice of him but I wouldn't of sat by him if he stunk.

Romo or the homeless guy? :lol

[Biggems]

Are we really supossed to care? I only care about what he does on the football field, not what he does off of it

so if the guy is a complete scumbag off the field, Rae Carruth, Lawrence Phillips, Michael Vick, etc...it is ok, as long as he wins.........you and your views are why our society is jaded with respect to it's stance on sports.

i want the Cowboys to win......but i also want class acts on and off the field. This is why i am so proud to be from San Antonio and to have the Spurs as my team. Those guys win on the court, but they are even bigger winners off the court.

[Dr. Gonzo]

Maybe he should've bought the dude a hamburger instead.

[Obstructed_View]

Romo or the homeless guy? :lol

:lol


Romo, who confirmed the story but didn't want to elaborate, waved Doc over to sit by him and his buddy. Doc sheepishly mentioned that he hadn't showered in a few days.

"Don't worry about that," Romo said. "A lot of people think I stink, too."

:tu

[T Park]

Tpark, do you help homeless? if so, what drives you to do it...guilt? :wakeup

I give them jobs.

At least I try to, when I offer them the jobs I always get "I'm holding out for something that pays more"

Yes, someone that has nothing is holding out.

[SpursFanFirst]

Some of the negativity on this board never ceases to amaze me.

I think it was a very nice and sincere gesture on his part.
We need more acts of kindness in the world.

[J.T.]

Some of the negativity on this board never ceases to amaze me.

It's easier to be an asshole over the internet because you don't have to look at the people you're talking shit to. Half the people on this board are probably McLovin in real life.

[Taco]

so if the guy is a complete scumbag off the field, Rae Carruth, Lawrence Phillips, Michael Vick, etc...it is ok, as long as he wins.........you and your views are why our society is jaded with respect to it's stance on sports.

i want the Cowboys to win......but i also want class acts on and off the field. This is why i am so proud to be from San Antonio and to have the Spurs as my team. Those guys win on the court, but they are even bigger winners off the court.
:tu

[ATRAIN]

That pussy Brady Quinn wouldn't do that.

People are homeless because of Quinn. Quinn has no pity for the weak.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Wow he gave a homeless man 7$. I hope that didn't put a hole in his pocket. WHO GIVES A SHIT

[SpursFanFirst]

Wow he gave a homeless man 7$. I hope that didn't put a hole in his pocket. WHO GIVES A SHIT

You missed the point completely.
He didn't "give a homeless man $7."
He took a man most people would walk right by, and spent time with him.
He didn't have to do that.
I'm sure that made this man feel great, even if it was only for a couple hours.

[ATRAIN]

You missed the point completely.
He didn't "give a homeless man $7."
He took a man most people would walk right by, and spent time with him.
He didn't have to do that.
I'm sure that made this man feel great, even if it was only for a couple hours.

Spend time with him? They went to a movie. You dont sit and visit you watch a movie. Im sure the guy would have rather have the money he spent on the fucking ticket.

[dickface]

Romo actually made the guy lose money, cuz he took off work to watch the movie.

[dickface]

So this pretty much sums up that Tony Romo is an asshole who makes the homeless take time off their jobs just to sit in a movie with him. Pushing them further away from ever having a home.

[ATRAIN]

So this pretty much sums up that Tony Romo is an asshole who makes the homeless take time off their jobs just to sit in a movie with him. Pushing them further away from ever having a home.

He supposidly didnt want it to get out but the Cowboys PR people caught wind of it hahah give me a fucking break. This bitch wants the attention and wanted people to know this. Its a fucking movie, if I was homeless that last thing in the fucking world I would want is to go to a movie with a football QB. Romo should have given him like a week stay in a hotel so he can shower and sleep in a fucking bed without being cold on the street. How about a 20 so he can buy some bread and stuff to make sandwiches. Just the other day outside of a Walgreens a homeless guy asked me for a few bucks. I dont carry cash so what did I do I bought him some food inside and brought it out to him. He was thankful and started eating right then and there. If I had the kind of money that Romo does I wouldnt take a guy to a movie, id take that fucker to eat and help him out in a way that would benefit him. A FUCKING MOVIE!! I bet Romo didnt even get him a hot dog or popcorn.

[leemajors]

He supposidly didnt want it to get out but the Cowboys PR people caught wind of it hahah give me a fucking break. This bitch wants the attention and wanted people to know this. Its a fucking movie, if I was homeless that last thing in the fucking world I would want is to go to a movie with a football QB. Romo should have given him like a week stay in a hotel so he can shower and sleep in a fucking bed without being cold on the street. How about a 20 so he can buy some bread and stuff to make sandwiches. Just the other day outside of a Walgreens a homeless guy asked me for a few bucks. I dont carry cash so what did I do I bought him some food inside and brought it out to him. He was thankful and started eating right then and there. If I had the kind of money that Romo does I wouldnt take a guy to a movie, id take that fucker to eat and help him out in a way that would benefit him. A FUCKING MOVIE!! I bet Romo didnt even get him a hot dog or popcorn.

maybe he got him a coke and a smile. who cares, it was nice of him. dude was probably pissed you didn't just buy him beer. watch yo back!

[ATRAIN]

maybe he got him a coke and a smile. who cares, it was nice of him. dude was probably pissed you didn't just buy him beer. watch yo back!

Prob not cause if that were the case he wouldnt be begging outside of Walgreens. He asked me for a bag of chips. I brought him more than that. Nice of him? Yeah I guess but like I said if he wanted to really help him he could have. I doubt the guys was begging outside of the theater asking for someone to buy him a movie ticket.

[Taco]

So this pretty much sums up that Tony Romo is an asshole who makes the homeless take time off their jobs just to sit in a movie with him. Pushing them further away from ever having a home.

:lol Dude you terrible :lol

[Biernutz]

Tony takes a bum to a movie about a guy who hates his job. I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express but I'm not Sigmund Freud. Could there be some connect here. That and he took a bum to a movie and left Jessica at home.

http://www.rolemodelsmovie.com/

[lefty]

Great.

That will feed the homeless for life :rolleyes

[BlackSwordsMan]

I'm sure tonight when this old man is freezing his ass off lying on the floor he'll think back and say ''Who the fuck is tony romo?''

[MannyIsGod]

Jesus fucking Christ. I'm one of the biggest Romo haters in existance simply because of who he plays for, but dude did a good dead and he's getting a ton of shit for it? Some people here never cease to amaze me.

Props to Romo. Maybe some of that good karma will help him on the field.

[samikeyp]

Jesus fucking Christ. I'm one of the biggest Romo haters in existance simply because of who he plays for, but dude did a good dead and he's getting a ton of shit for it? Some people here never cease to amaze me.

Props to Romo. Maybe some of that good karma will help him on the field.

+1

[BlackSwordsMan]

Jesus fucking Christ. I'm one of the biggest Romo haters in existance simply because of who he plays for, but dude did a good dead and he's getting a ton of shit for it? Some people here never cease to amaze me.

Props to Romo. Maybe some of that good karma will help him on the field.

I just find it hard to see how this is media worthy.

[BlackSwordsMan]

''today at 9 tom brady leaves an extra 5$ for a tip''

[Extra Stout]

Tony Romo doing a nice thing is not a reason to be cynical.

The fatuous PR spin about it is a reason to be cynical.

[samikeyp]

I just find it hard to see how this is media worthy.

It shouldn't be. Problem is, for the most part all we usually hear are negative stories about pro athletes. When one of them does something good, it tends to stand out.

[Anti.Hero]

PacMan taking a hobo bus to the scrip cluuuuuuuuuuub.


ALL ABOARDDDDD

[samikeyp]

PacMan taking a hobo bus to the scrip cluuuuuuuuuuub.


ALL ABOARDDDDD

Now that would be news-worthy! :lol

[Tmac&Luther]

Jesus fucking Christ. I'm one of the biggest Romo haters, but dude did a good dead and he's getting a ton of shit for it? Some people here never cease to amaze me.

What did he dig up Anna Nicole Smith? :hat

[dirk4mvp]

He supposidly didnt want it to get out but the Cowboys PR people caught wind of it hahah give me a fucking break. This bitch wants the attention and wanted people to know this. Its a fucking movie, if I was homeless that last thing in the fucking world I would want is to go to a movie with a football QB. Romo should have given him like a week stay in a hotel so he can shower and sleep in a fucking bed without being cold on the street. How about a 20 so he can buy some bread and stuff to make sandwiches. Just the other day outside of a Walgreens a homeless guy asked me for a few bucks. I dont carry cash so what did I do I bought him some food inside and brought it out to him. He was thankful and started eating right then and there. If I had the kind of money that Romo does I wouldnt take a guy to a movie, id take that fucker to eat and help him out in a way that would benefit him. A FUCKING MOVIE!! I bet Romo didnt even get him a hot dog or popcorn.


It's a good thing you didn't have cash on you. That guy would've used it to buy drugs.

[ATRAIN]

It's a good thing you didn't have cash on you. That guy would've used it to buy drugs.

LOL prob or a beer. Either that or maybe a movie......everyone knows the homeless love the movies.

[dirk4mvp]

LOL prob or a beer. Either that or maybe a movie......everyone knows the homeless love the movies.

When the guy is laying on concrete or some hard ass park bench at night, I'm sure he's glad he got to see a movie instead of having somewhere soft to sleep or something to eat. Homo probably took him to an early showing of Twilight anyway :lol

[doobs]

I want to hate Tony Romo. I mean, it's interesting that he gets the maximum possible benefit out of this story: first, the fact that he took a bum to the movies is publicized; second--and this is important--the fact that he wanted to keep it under wraps gets publicized; and third, the fact that he helped a couple with a flat tire a while back is re-publicized. It makes you wonder if maybe, just maybe, he or his publicist had a hand in getting the word out.

But, still, what a nice guy. Fuck the Cowboys.

[ATRAIN]

I want to hate Tony Romo. I mean, it's interesting that he gets the maximum possible benefit out of this story: first, the fact that he took a bum to the movies is publicized; second--and this is important--the fact that he wanted to keep it under wraps gets publicized; and third, the fact that he helped a couple with a flat tire a while back is re-publicized. It makes you wonder if maybe, just maybe, he or his publicist had a hand in getting the word out.

But, still, what a nice guy. Fuck the Cowboys.

EITHER that or he thought hey this will help with my nice guy image. Come on who takes a bum to a fucking movie. That just says PR all over it. His publicist prob told him to fucking do it and it would help get him away from the image that he is a pussy and couldnt play with a broken finger nail.

[ATRAIN]

When the guy is laying on concrete or some hard ass park bench at night, I'm sure he's glad he got to see a movie instead of having somewhere soft to sleep or something to eat. Homo probably took him to an early showing of Twilight anyway :lol

Yeah of course nothing fills the belly and feels nice and warm for the body like a afternoon movie. The thought of it prob is keeping the guy from going hungry.

[Bigzax]

i'm sure he actually tried to pass him a few bux, but...

















interception!

[ATRAIN]

i'm sure he actually tried to pass him a few bux, but...

















interception!

lol

[Kobe24Forever]

Wow he gave a homeless man 7$. I hope that didn't put a hole in his pocket. WHO GIVES A SHIT

comments like that from dumbasses like you who actually mean what you just said, is why ur fucking country is going to hell, internet does not give you the liberty to act like prissy bitch btw, props to Romo though, i may not watch football and pretty much dont care for jessica simpson but he sounds like a swell guy.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

For all the people saying this isn't "media-worthy," it's not like this was a full front page story evangelizing Tony Romo's act on par with the election of the 44th President of the United States, it was a blog entry.

The people that read team or sport-specific blogs (well, hell, any blog really) are those who really want to know the ins and outs of that subject.

It's from a Cowboys blog on a Dallas newspaper's Web site. Oh, the horrah because a sportswriter mentioned something people in that particular community love to follow.

[ClingingMars]

It's easier to be an asshole over the internet because you don't have to look at the people you're talking shit to. Half the people on this board are probably McLovin in real life.

POTD

-Mars

[Clandestino]

This bum will tell this story to the other bums for the rest of his life.. they won't believe him for shit! hahaha

[Clandestino]

Me and 2 buddies were in Prague. Had just left a casino and decided to get some food from a street vendor and beer. some bum was just watching all sad. we told he could eat and drink whatever he wanted... his bum friend watched all sad... we invited him too...then we took them to a bad ass stripbar... the stripbar didn't want to let them in, but since we(my friends and I) were all in suits and started ranting and raving..they let us all in.. those bums had the times of their lives.. food, alcohol and pussy!

[ATRAIN]

Me and 2 buddies were in Prague. Had just left a casino and decided to get some food from a street vendor and beer. some bum was just watching all sad. we told he could eat and drink whatever he wanted... his bum friend watched all sad... we invited him too...then we took them to a bad ass stripbar... the stripbar didn't want to let them in, but since we(my friends and I) were all in suits and started ranting and raving..they let us all in.. those bums had the times of their lives.. food, alcohol and pussy!

NOW that is a good deed.

[Spurtacus]

Props to Romo for a kind deed to another human being.

[johnsmith]

I was hesitant to open this thread because I thought it would be a bunch of Romo cock sucking. I was pleasantly surprised to see Tpark make an ass out of himself.



For what it's worth though, no one hates the Cowboys quite like I do. But even I think Romo is a pretty cool dude.

[johnsmith]

Sucks in the playoffs though.

[ducks]

That's pretty cool.

yeah that homeless guy had a gun and shot him
would that have been cool

[ducks]

some told me their friends went homeless for a year
they said it was very easy to take advantage of people

[Slydragon]

Maybe he like this song

kyqp2f6VPos

[Biernutz]

Do you think that bum was happy Tony took him out of his crappy little world by taking him to a movie to cheer him up. Hot dogs and popcorn and water down soft drinks down really changed his day. If Tony really wanted to cheer him up give him a case of Jack Black or give him a job in the Dallas defense backfield.

[SpursFanFirst]

some told me their friends went homeless for a year
they said it was very easy to take advantage of people


And that's truly the unfortunate thing. You don't know who is really needy, and who is out to take advantage of kind people.
I've given food to people before, but I will NOT give money.

I have a co-worker who used to work at a station in Phoenix. They did a story once on how much panhandlers can make in a day and it was something outrageous.

It really is too bad we don't know who to trust.

[samikeyp]

EITHER that or he thought hey this will help with my nice guy image. Come on who takes a bum to a fucking movie. That just says PR all over it. His publicist prob told him to fucking do it and it would help get him away from the image that he is a pussy and couldnt play with a broken finger nail.

or maybe he had nothing to do with it.

Train, Romo and TO could team up to come up with a cure for cancer and you would bitch saying "what took them so long. :lol

He could have something, or his publicist could have or it could have been someone at the movie theater. No one knows for sure and that includes you.

Is it possible that the action was on purpose? Absolutely. It could be that Romo is a media attention whore. It is equally as possible that he did it for the sole purpose of being nice.

[ATRAIN]

or maybe he had nothing to do with it.

Train, Romo and TO could team up to come up with a cure for cancer and you would bitch saying "what took them so long. :lol

He could have something, or his publicist could have or it could have been someone at the movie theater. No one knows for sure and that includes you.

Is it possible that the action was on purpose? Absolutely. It could be that Romo is a media attention whore. It is equally as possible that he did it for the sole purpose of being nice.

LOL fuck yeah I would say what took them so long hahah. Was it a good deed yeah it was he could have ignored him like im sure we all have done from time to time. Im honest I dont give all the time, and im sure Tony doesnt either. Im just saying that this story does seem like an attempt at attention whoring but your right Mike none of us really will know. Its possible either way. Shit if Romo did do this out of the kindness of his own heart then props to him because not only is that something I wouldnt do but I hate to say it but its a risky move. When someone is homeless who knows what kind of desperation they might have in their mind. The guy could have pulled a gun and seen dollar signs and try to rob him. Shit maybe he didnt even know who he was. I had a friend that was homeless for a year and lived under an overpass. He told me he did all kinds of stupid shit for money. He used to do some of those bum fights for like 20 to 30 bucks a fight. He said some of those guys would get the SHIT kicked out of them for 10 fucking bucks sometimes. He said he went days without eating. Maybe Romo's heart was in the right place and maybe we didnt get the full part of the story. For all we know we he might have given him 100 bucks or something. I just feel that the PR team wanted to feed some positive off field activity since the cowboys have been getting bad press all season. Who knows??

[spursfanmom]

so if the guy is a complete scumbag off the field, Rae Carruth, Lawrence Phillips, Michael Vick, etc...it is ok, as long as he wins.........you and your views are why our society is jaded with respect to it's stance on sports.

i want the Cowboys to win......but i also want class acts on and off the field. This is why i am so proud to be from San Antonio and to have the Spurs as my team. Those guys win on the court, but they are even bigger winners off the court.

Well said.
Take a minute and listen to the song "The Twenty-First Time". Sad for the rest of you who don't get it!

[johnsmith]

i want the Cowboys to win......but i also want class acts on and off the field. This is why i am so proud to be from San Antonio and to have the Spurs as my team. Those guys win on the court, but they are even bigger winners off the court.


Really, you want class acts eh? Then you can't really be a Cowboys fan then can you?


People are full of shit when it comes to their favorite teams. "I like when my players are classy and aren't getting arrested"........Bull Fucking Shit.......you like when your team wins championships, if it takes a little pitbull beating, or wife beating to do so, you really don't give a fuck because you don't know these people in real life.

Sure it's nice to read a story from time to time of a pro athlete doing something like this, but get off your high horse and quit lying to everyone in this forum including yourself because if Romo had kicked the homeless guy in the nuts but still went out and beat the Redskins that weekend, you would have been just fine with that too.

[samikeyp]

Really, you want class acts eh? Then you can't really be a Cowboys fan then can you?


People are full of shit when it comes to their favorite teams. "I like when my players are classy and aren't getting arrested"........Bull Fucking Shit.......you like when your team wins championships, if it takes a little pitbull beating, or wife beating to do so, you really don't give a fuck because you don't know these people in real life.

Sure it's nice to read a story from time to time of a pro athlete doing something like this, but get off your high horse and quit lying to everyone in this forum including yourself because if Romo had kicked the homeless guy in the nuts but still went out and beat the Redskins that weekend, you would have been just fine with that too.


Actually you can be a fan of the Cowboys or any team and still want that team to be full of players who exhibit class on and off the field. Doesn't mean its going to happen though. Even though the majority of the players have not had scrapes with the law, odd are that at least one or two will no matter what team you root for. I do agree though with the rest of your post. Most fans care about winning period and do not care how it is achieved or by who. When Michael Irvin had his troubles with the law, I didn't cheer him any longer or buy anything Cowboys related featuring him but I am positive I was in the minority.

[ClingingMars]

Really, you want class acts eh? Then you can't really be a Cowboys fan then can you?


People are full of shit when it comes to their favorite teams. "I like when my players are classy and aren't getting arrested"........Bull Fucking Shit.......you like when your team wins championships, if it takes a little pitbull beating, or wife beating to do so, you really don't give a fuck because you don't know these people in real life.

I like both championships and class acts. aka the Spurs.

-Mars