NFL Player Takes Young Fan To Father-Daughter Dance After Dad's Death
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The Philadelphia Eagles' Anthony Harris not only flew into town to take Audrey to the dance, but he also got her the "dress of her dreams."
"A dream is a wish your heart makes." AMERICA STRONG: Philadelphia Eagles free safety, Anthony Harris, stepped up to make an 11-year-old girl’s dream come true by taking her to her school’s daddy-daughter dance after she lost both her father and grandfather last year. @LinseyDavis reports. https://t.co/6LDqzQboha pic.twitter.com/u1NnPsiMV3
That might be a famous lyric from a Disney classic, but one young girl had her own Cinderella story come true thanks to a kind-hearted prince who happens to play in the NFL.
Audrey Soape, an 11-year-old girl from Texas, has already experienced much loss in her young life. In 2021, both her father and grandfather died unexpectedly. Trying to bounce back from tragedies like that isn't easy for anyone. So, when Audrey's church announced that it was holding a father-daughter dance, the girl's pain felt fresh as she thought about what could have been.
