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| Buffalo Bills gives Super Bowl tickets to winter blizzard hero | Buffalo Bills gives Super Bowl tickets to winter blizzard hero |
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| CCTV shows Jay Withey after breaking into the school in an effort to save a group of people | CCTV shows Jay Withey after breaking into the school in an effort to save a group of people |
| A man who saved two dozen people from Buffalo, New York's deadly blizzard has been rewarded for his heroic efforts. | |
| The Buffalo Bills football team, and a part of the insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield, surprised Jay Withey with tickets to the Super Bowl. | The Buffalo Bills football team, and a part of the insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield, surprised Jay Withey with tickets to the Super Bowl. |
| Back in December, Mr Withey broke into a school to shelter himself and 24 others from a blizzard. | Back in December, Mr Withey broke into a school to shelter himself and 24 others from a blizzard. |
| The storm killed at least 39 people in the area. | The storm killed at least 39 people in the area. |
| Mr Withey found himself in his truck on 23 December as a deadly winter storm battered Buffalo, leaving many drivers stranded. He, along with a couple of others who were seeking shelter from the storm, stayed in his truck trying to conserve fuel and keep warm. | Mr Withey found himself in his truck on 23 December as a deadly winter storm battered Buffalo, leaving many drivers stranded. He, along with a couple of others who were seeking shelter from the storm, stayed in his truck trying to conserve fuel and keep warm. |
| Growing desperate, he headed into a nearby neighbourhood and knocked on the doors of several houses, but was denied each time. | Growing desperate, he headed into a nearby neighbourhood and knocked on the doors of several houses, but was denied each time. |
| When fuel ran out he called police assistance, but they said they were unable to help. | When fuel ran out he called police assistance, but they said they were unable to help. |
| Then Mr Withey noticed the school, and broke a window to gain access. | Then Mr Withey noticed the school, and broke a window to gain access. |
| He went out into the snow again to find more people and bring them to shelter. | He went out into the snow again to find more people and bring them to shelter. |
| The group used the school cafeteria for food and water. They left the next morning after the storm calmed down. | The group used the school cafeteria for food and water. They left the next morning after the storm calmed down. |
| Feeling guilty for breaking into the school, Mr Withey left an apology letter. | Feeling guilty for breaking into the school, Mr Withey left an apology letter. |
| "I'm terribly sorry about breaking into the school," he wrote. "I had to do it to save everyone." | "I'm terribly sorry about breaking into the school," he wrote. "I had to do it to save everyone." |
| In a video shared to Twitter last week, Buffalo Bills legend Thurman Thomas tells Mr Withey he is a "hero". | In a video shared to Twitter last week, Buffalo Bills legend Thurman Thomas tells Mr Withey he is a "hero". |
| Mr Withey said he was surprised how far his story went - even receiving thank you letters from Australia. | Mr Withey said he was surprised how far his story went - even receiving thank you letters from Australia. |
| He rescued 24 people from their cars during the Buffalo blizzard and sheltered them in a nearby school.@ThurmanThomas, @PThomas3434, and @BCBSWNY thanked Jay Withey for his acts of heroism with two tickets to Super Bowl LVII! ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/ftHmXcRkzZ | He rescued 24 people from their cars during the Buffalo blizzard and sheltered them in a nearby school.@ThurmanThomas, @PThomas3434, and @BCBSWNY thanked Jay Withey for his acts of heroism with two tickets to Super Bowl LVII! ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/ftHmXcRkzZ |
| Sports team have been known to deliver surprise tickets to fans from time to time. | Sports team have been known to deliver surprise tickets to fans from time to time. |
| For the 2022 World Series, two Houston Astros players delivered tickets to a young boy who was hoping to earn enough money from a lemonade stand to go to the baseball game. | For the 2022 World Series, two Houston Astros players delivered tickets to a young boy who was hoping to earn enough money from a lemonade stand to go to the baseball game. |
| In 2021, Tampa Fire Rescue Captain Dan Quatrino was gifted tickets to the the Stanley Cup. Mr Quatrino had been part of Tampa's Fire Rescue since 2005 and he hadn't been to a Tampa Bay Lightning ice hockey game in 17 years. | In 2021, Tampa Fire Rescue Captain Dan Quatrino was gifted tickets to the the Stanley Cup. Mr Quatrino had been part of Tampa's Fire Rescue since 2005 and he hadn't been to a Tampa Bay Lightning ice hockey game in 17 years. |
| The Super Bowl takes place on 12 February in Arizona. | The Super Bowl takes place on 12 February in Arizona. |