Dominique Barber off the field

by JimboTexan on Sep 30, 2009 2:09 PM CDT

Last week, a child at the school where a friend of mine works won a "Meet a Texan" contest that the Texans had. As a result, they got to spend the day with a Texan. The Texan which they got to spend the day with was Dominique Barber. Dominique came to school, where he answered questions like "Do you cut peoples hair?" "What is your favorite haircut to give people?" (because you know, he's a barber) completely unrelated to football along with questions like "What position do you play?" about football in the most patient way possible. The kids loved him. He spent a good bit of the day hanging out with the first graders in their classroom (some of whom were special education students) and really impressed everyone there. I'm sure it's an experience those kids will always remember and treasure, I certainly know at their age I would have.

We criticize the Texans a good bit around here, but one thing I think we can all agree on is that they're an asset to our community, regardless of their play. They've always been a very classy organization, and that's something that makes me proud to be a fan. Anyway, I just thought I'd share.

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nice story....

i kno ppl. who have entered….cool that he won!

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Sep 30, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions

agreed.

say what you want about the Texans, but they are HUGE in the community. i remember back when Ahman Green wanted to wear the #30, and Jason Simmons gave it to him on one condition: that he assist him in providing a home for a single mom and her kids. how fucking awesome is that?!?!?!??!

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by chrisd21 on Sep 30, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

Andre Johnson, Chester Pitts, DeMeco Ryans...

…the list goes on and on and on for the Texans.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Sep 30, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions

another point.

while our team may SUCK on the field, in life, all of our guys (for the most part) are winners in every sense of the word. which is why i love this team so much. such a collection of guys with NO egos, team players (minus a few) who put a premium on helping out their communities, even tho most of them aren’t even native houstonians. how can you not want a team like that to succeed?

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by chrisd21 on Sep 30, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions