Mission for ex-Jets star Lyons is granting ill kids' wishes

Former New York Jets defensive lineman and longtime radio broadcaster Marty Lyons has been on a mission for 38 years and counting to fulfill the wishes of children who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness

3 years ago·United States

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Mission for ex-Jets star Lyons is granting ill kids' wishes

NEW YORK — Marty Lyons pauses, fights back tears and clears his throat nearly every time he mentions the children who are no longer here.The former New York Jets defensive lineman and longtime team radio analyst has seen way too many youngsters enter his life and then die from the cancer and other illnesses that have robbed them — and their loved ones — of bright futures.“I mean, these are little kids, but the pain that their families endure for…

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Mission for ex-Jets star Lyons is granting ill kids' wishes

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Jets defensive lineman and longtime radio broadcaster Marty Lyons has been on a mission for 38 years and counting to fulfill the wishes of children who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness. He started the Marty Lyons Foundation in 1982 and the nonprofit has granted over 8,000 wishes and raised over $35 million. The 63-year-old Lyons’ new book, “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories From The…

3 years ago·Waterloo, United States

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Mission for ex-Jets star Lyons is granting ill kids' wishes

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Jets defensive lineman and longtime radio broadcaster Marty Lyons has been on a mission for 38 years and counting to fulfill the wishes of children who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness. He started the Marty Lyons Foundation in 1982 and the nonprofit has granted over 8,000 wishes and raised over $35 million. The 63-year-old Lyons’ new book, “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories From The…

3 years ago·Fort Wayne, United States

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Mission for ex-Jets star Lyons is granting ill kids' wishes

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Jets defensive lineman and longtime radio broadcaster Marty Lyons has been on a mission for 38 years and counting to fulfill the wishes of children who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness. He started the Marty Lyons Foundation in 1982 and the nonprofit has granted over 8,000 wishes and raised over $35 million. The 63-year-old Lyons’ new book, “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories From The…

3 years ago·Bluefield, United States

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