Former UNC running back Shaun Draughn holds coat drive for kids in Tarboro

Posted Dec 17, 2018
Retired NFL running back Shaun Draughn teamed up with a local company for a coat-drive distribution and family fun day on Sunday in Tarboro. Draughn, from Tarboro, is a former UNC football standout and played with several NFL teams in addition to starting the Draughn Family Foundation. The coat drive helped make sure children who need winter coats receive one. (ABC 11)

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