"My Greatest Touchdown Is When a Crying Child Wakes Up Smiling" — The Story of John Croyle, the Football Star Who Chose 2,000 Children Over the NFL
In 1974, Alabama football star John Croyle turned down the NFL to build a home for abused and abandoned children on a hilltop in Alabama. Over fifty years, Big Oak Ranch has given more than 2,000 children the family they never had.
Jul 16, 2026