He’s a star on the football field and also a star in the eyes of some deserving kids tonight in Frisco.
Dallas Cowboys’ DeMarvion Overshown was part of a big holiday surprise at Stonebriar Centre.
Santa arrived to cheers at JCPenney in Stonebriar Centre wearing a knit cap, shades and a Dallas Cowboys hoodie.
Overshown surprised nearly a dozen members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas with a holiday shopping spree. Each of the kids got 2 $100 gift cards, including 11-year-old Aniyah White and 8-year-old Aria Coy, who were eager to show off their swag.
“I think it’s really great and I’m really blessed to be here right now,” said White. “And I really like that I got to explore all of this.”
“I think that’s really awesome to be here,” Coy said. “I never watched, cheese and JCPenney’s. And my favorite thing about this is that I get to spend time with my friends and Dallas Cowboys people. I love that.”
For JCPenney’s manager, Chris MacFee, it’s a chance to help children from sometimes struggling single-parent homes have a merry Christmas.
“It’s wonderful. And I mean, you got the Cowboys to come together, too,” MacFee said. “We really appreciate the Cowboys also helping us out.”
For the Cowboys’ defensive star, it’s a reminder of a life he knows well.
“You know, I grew up with a single mother, grandma, with three other siblings,” said Overshown. “And, you know, we didn’t grow up poor, but economically, we was broke … So just being there, for these kids and and just seeing the smiles on their face, to get a new pair of shoes… I know, how much shoes meant to me growing up.”
It’s a feeling this superstar was able to pass along to his grateful young fans.
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