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Born on January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Warrick Dunn has done a number of things both on and off the football field. Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1997 out of Florida State University, he has received a number of awards throughout his professional football career and accumulated nearly 11,000 yards as a running back. Off the football field, though, he has done even more. Mr. Dunn established the Warrick Dunn Foundation and the Homes for the Holidays program, which helps struggling single parents purchase homes. The program buys homes through a down payment provided by Dunn, who also works with area sponsors to furnish and outfit the homes. The program, as of 2009, has assisted 84 single parents and 224 dependants in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, and Tampa Bay, Florida. Mr. Dunn's goal is help these parents realize the dream that his mother was not able to give to him and his siblings: owning their own home. In 2005, Dunn received the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, the NFL's only honor for community service.