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Finding a higher purpose

Sporting News, The, April 15, 2005 by Paul Attner

After his third child was born in January, Texans quarterback David Carr had a strange feeling. "Here was a healthy baby, and 1 always thought I would need to do something in my life to help a family member, just like Boomer Esiason and Doug Flutie had to do with one of their kids," he says. "I knew their efforts had, in turn, helped millions. But my kids were healthy."

A week later, Carr's first child, Austin, 4, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.

Carr and his wife, Melody, already have initiated planning for a foundation to raise money for juvenile diabetes and increase public awareness about the disease. Austin receives two insulin shots daily and is doing well.

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Carr, 25, believes there is a reason he is in this position to help. "I know I am very fortunate to be financially well-off at my age," he says. "I can use my name and position to help lots of others with juvenile diabetes, and it would be a misuse of my gifts if I didn't. I just don't understand athletes who waste opportunities to help others in positive ways. We've got to serve a higher purpose than just being good at our profession."

Finding a higher purpose

Sporting News, The, April 15, 2005 by Paul Attner

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