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Joe Burrow's Heisman Speech Inspires $178K+ in Donations for Ohio Food Pantry

An emotional speech from Joe Burrow has led to a lot of good in Ohio.

The LSU quarterback gave a shoutout to his hometown Saturday after winning the Heisman Trophy:

"Coming from southeast Ohio it's a very impoverished area and the poverty rate is almost two times the national average," Burrow said. "There's so many people there that don't have a lot and I'm up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school."

This speech caught the attention of at least one local man, who started a fundraiser Sunday for the Athens County Food Pantry, according to TMZ Sports.