A man who saved more than 20 people during the deadly snowstorm that shrouded Erie County, New York, in December has been thanked for his actions with tickets to the Super Bowl gifted to him in part by the NFL's Buffalo Bills.
Legendary former Bills running back Thurman Thomas personally delivered the surprise to Withey Friday. Withey had gone out in the storm to rescue a friend but quickly became trapped himself. Over the course of the night, he was turned down by several households he begged to shelter him, eventually huddling in cars with two other people that asked him for help. But just as their gas supply was becoming dangerously low, Withey discovered there was a school nearby.
The next day, Christmas morning, Withey and the others were able to use snow blowers from the janitor's closet to free their cars from mounds of snow. Withey left a note behind apologizing for the break-in, which police found when they were eventually able to respond.
What a beautiful story. He so deserves this!