University of Georgia star running back (1), Sony Michel, is Haitan-American.

His parents are Haitan immigrants (a janitor and a cook). Sony’s football career has enabled him to help find his parents better jobs and for him to attend the University of Georgia. He played in the this season’s SEC Championship game, the Rose Bowl game and the College Football National Championship game. UGA lost a heartbreaker of a game. However, Sony, and all of our other amazing UGA football team players, are heros here in Athens, GA!

He has an incredible future ahead of him in the NFL and beyond!

Donald Trump attended the first half of the CFP game in Atlanta. Now Sony and we know exactly what Dolt 45 thinks of Haitan-Americans like him and his family.

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Michel began to understand the gift he had been given in his athleticism as his success on the field increased. He would be able to earn a college degree. The NFL became a realistic dream. Football would give him the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of other people.

As Michel evaluated his options of where he would continue his education and his football career, he pushed aside the big promises, the allure and the hype that many programs tried to sell him. Instead, it was arelationship built on trust and honesty that drew him to Georgia.

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Michel has come a long way from his days as an offensive lineman playing at the local park. Much has changed in his life and the lives of his family. His passion for the game has developed. Yet what has remained constant is his motivation.

"Really, I play football just to be able to help others. There are people that helped me growing up. I want to be able to help people that are not able to help me back," he says. "Playing at Georgia is a great opportunity. It means a lot. It almost makes me feel like I kind of can have a voice. Football players are kind of on a certain platform. So if I can change the world in one way, I feel like football is the closest way I'd be able to change the world."

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