FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas defensive lineman T.J. Smith still remembers a special visitor who came to his kindergarten class in southern Georgia 15 or so years ago.
Steve Smith, a receiver with the Carolina Panthers, made dozens of kids happy that day in Moultrie, Ga.
Smith and a large contingent of Arkansas football players hung out Thursday with kids at the Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club, while other groups went to functions at Arkansas Children's Northwest Hospital, 7hills Homeless Center and Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas during the team's day of service.
"You don't forget those types of moments you know, and the different moments you can help create for someone else," said Smith, a senior who built up a light sweat playing basketball with kids, while many of his teammates engaged in a massive, chaotic game of dodgeball.