Tony Gonzalez: Future Hall of Famer and Life Saver

by Chris Thorman on Jul 7, 2008 5:42 PM CDT

Now this is the kind of news we like to see coming from the Kansas City Chiefs mothership.

Last Thursday, Tony Gonzalez, star tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs was dining with his wife October and newly born daughter Malia at Capones restaurant in Huntington Beach. Across the room a man, Ken Hunter started to choke on his steak. When Gonzalez realized nobody was doing anything to help him, he jumped up and rushed over to the man and performed the Heimlich Maneuver. "I just did what my natural instincts told me to do, help someone in need". "I couldn’t just sit there and do nothing". "The man was in distress and he needed help quickly".

Hunter, a long time Charger Fan, said he will be "forever grateful to Tony and will now be rooting for him and his team in the upcoming season". "Me and my girlfriend couldn’t thank him enough, he saved my life".

Hunter just had just taken a second a bite of his Filet Mignon when he realized it wasn’t going down.

"It got stuck in my throat and I couldn’t breathe". "I tried to take a drink of water and then the water wouldn’t go down. "I knew I was in trouble".

A nurse dining in the establishment later commended him on his quick instincts.

Hall of Fame career. Stunningly (and I mean stunningly) beautiful wife. Millions of dollars. And now Tony Gonzalez saves a man's life. That's a heck of a life resume.

Joe Delaney would be proud, Tony.

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I heard that his wife’s car fell into a crack in the ground during an earthquake, so Tony G flew around the world so fast that it made the earth spin backwards and turned back time so that it never happened. He can also stop bullets with his eyes. Is there anything Tony G can’t do?!?

by Vince D on Jul 7, 2008 5:58 PM CDT reply actions

I bet that guy

tells that story every sunday during the football season. And when he gets drunk.

by Chris Thorman on Jul 7, 2008 6:21 PM CDT reply actions

I think this is the second

life TG saved, I do not know what season it was, but he ran into a photographer out of bounds and when they checked the guy out they found I believe it was a brain tumor, and that collision ultimately saved his life. I guess when you do good things, good things come back to you. I am very proud to have TG represent our town and team.

by Eric Allen on Jul 7, 2008 6:36 PM CDT reply actions

Winning the AFC West, one fan at a time :)

Hunter is a lifelong fan of the San Diego Chargers, one of Kansas City’s key rivals in the AFC West, and plans to be at the game when the Chiefs visit the Chargers on Nov. 9.

“I’m Tony’s No. 1 fan now,” he said.

And what will this longtime follower of the Chargers do if they’re ahead by four or five points in the final minute and Gonzalez runs into the end zone and leaps up for what would be the game-winning touchdown for K.C.?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/07/07/chiefs.gonzalez.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

“I’m going to be yelling for Tony to catch the ball,” Hunter said. “I think all my friends will understand.”

by PVChiefsfan on Jul 8, 2008 7:19 AM CDT reply actions