Comments on: Hokies’ Antone Exum personifies the Christmas spirit

By: metalhead65

metalhead65 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:02:39 +0000

the thumbs down must be coming from the ncaa. no doubt they will have an inquiry on where they got the gift cards and be suspended for using them on somebody other than themselves. then when these kids are old enough and if they play football will be prohibited from playing college football for receiving impermissible benefits as children.

By: daboys1023

daboys1023 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:38:38 +0000

love this story!!! Need to hear about more stories like this. Thats a role model right there, pay it forward!!!

By: 1stbaseman44

1stbaseman44 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:56:25 +0000

college football needs more players like this young man. damn fine job just picked up a new fan.

By: vtdcfan

vtdcfan — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:42:47 +0000

great gesture… way to go kid, may it come back 10 fold. one thing the holidays should be about. now go have a great bowl game!

By: deeboy

deeboy — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:36:26 +0000

Desmond Scott and other Duke football players bought gifts for needy Durham families with their bowl money, without being prompted. Glad to see this generous spirit has spread to others. Good job Antoine.

By: igottz5onit

igottz5onit — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:55:37 +0000

I love how there’s one person giving all the positive comments the thumbs down. My drill sergeant always said “no matter how easy or good an idea is, there’s always one idiot that’ll ef it up”. Thanks to whomever that is for proving the truth of that idiom.

By: dalucks

dalucks — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:11:00 +0000

Great gesture by a great young man. I wish him nothing but success in life.
You would like to see the greedy idiots who run the NCAA reimburse him with a new giftcard.

By: bengalsucker

bengalsucker — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:03:29 +0000

Props to Antone Exum! It’s a relief to see a story like this and not one about a player who’s beating his wife/gf or getting popped for drugs. Way to go man!

By: truwarier90

truwarier90 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:45:55 +0000

great story, not every hokie is a stomping alcoholic like marcus vick, hokies have always had character with exception the vick brothers(and meangelo hall), bruce smith was always classy, and the hokies are classy for honouring SH, connecticutt on their helmet decals and coach’s shirts.

By: roundup5

roundup5 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:38:58 +0000

That’s “Antone”, not “anyone”……..

By: roundup5

roundup5 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:38:13 +0000

Anyone is obviously not from the same area of Virginia as
Marcus Vick, and TNT crew. Well done, Antone!

By: igottz5onit

igottz5onit — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:26:49 +0000

Wish we got to see more of this and less of the police blotter.

By: cowboys8819

cowboys8819 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:08:49 +0000

Awesome story and only 3 comments! If it was about a shooting or a player messing up there would be about 300 comments! SMH

By: ningenito78

ningenito78 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:50:11 +0000

Very classy Antone. Well done.

By: nickpizzle

nickpizzle — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:43:06 +0000

I think your missing the point…

By: ducej11

ducej11 — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:16:18 +0000

“And that’s exactly what Santa Exum and the kids did, with the young trio ultimately settling on a PlayStation 3 and a Blackberry phone.”

A blackberry? Why would any of those kids need a blackberry?