Former NFL player DeAngelo Williams pays for more than 500 mammograms to honor late mom

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The former running back, who played for the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers, was inspired by his mom and aunts–who died from breastcancer–to create his foundation.

In 2015, former NFL player DeAngelo Williams helped pay for 53 women to get mammograms. In five years, Williams has sponsored over 500 mammograms, his foundation The former running back, who played for the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers, was inspired by his mom and aunts to create his foundation.

His mother Sandra died from breast cancer in 2006, and all four of her sisters died from the same disease — all before they turned 50, according to theWilliams originally chose to pay for 53 mammograms because his mom was 53 years old when she died. The DeAngelo Williams Foundation calls the campaign"53 Strong for Sandra." They started out by holding mammogram screening events for under-insured women in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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