Wanna Have A Good Cry Sesh? Raiders RB Josh Jacobs Buys His Dad A Home A Few Years After They Were Homeless And Sleeping In Cars
It’s a fact well documented that Josh Jacobs grew up sleeping in his dad’s car, roaming the streets of Tulsa, Okla., without a home or bed to rest his head.
Leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft, the former University of Alabama running back’s story captivated people across the country — and led to talks about turning his life into a movie — and his humble character shone brighter than his potential on the football field. However, Josh’s journey to the NFL would’ve been nothing without the help of his father Marty, who sacrificed for his children and put them before himself, helping Josh and his siblings make it through the adversity.
It’s Wednesday of the longest week of the year. I swear to god I had to Google what day it is because I’ve lost complete and total track of time because of the holidays. I feel like Norm Macdonald in Billy Madison:
and because my brain is straight up mashed potatoes still from 3 straight weeks of binge drinking, my emotions are all over the place. Anxiety, anger, depression, all because I’m on the come down from the holidays. So when I saw Josh Jacobs bought his old man a house a few years after they were living in a van down by the river, I felt “touched”. You know how often I feel touched? Hardly ever, because I have a lump of coal for a heart and I’m a huge asshole. But it does remind me of this story my grandma tells me all the time. My grandpa collected cars for a long time and when I was super young, like 4-5 years old or whatever, I would tell her, “when I grow up, I’m gonna buy my dad a wacecar” because I couldn’t yet pronounce my R’s.
So the moral of the story is this – Dad, if you’re reading this (you’re not) I’m 31 years old, possess a job and lifestyle that rots my brain like a flesh eating virus and have a couple hundred bucks in my checking account right now. Should I win the lottery one day, you will maybe, just maybe get that “wace car”. Probably not though. I hope you’re content with a son making a fool of himself to the masses on the reg, it ain’t changing soon.