Dolphin gives back to Villa Park NFL, player help fund youth football program.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December, 2006 | by Wamble, Michael

Byline: Michael Wamble Daily Herald Staff Writer If Matt Roth can sack New England Patriots star Tom Brady, surely he can tackle this problem: His hometown of Villa Park has no youth football program. Roth, a 2000 graduate of Willowbrook High School who now plays defensive end for the Miami Dolphins, has made a $5,000 donation to his hometown.

The NFL matched Roth's gift. The $10,000 will be used to help start a new youth football program in Villa Park, said local resident Jeff Taylor, who is supporting the effort led by Willowbrook assistant football coach Matt Bowser. "Interest in youth football has picked up recently," Taylor said. "When you get something like this, it speeds things up." If Bowser, Taylor, parents and area businesses get their...