NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown hosts charity events for kids in Sacramento
FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD TO THE FRONT LINES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, NFL HALL OF FAMER TIM BROWN IS IN SACRAMENTO THIS WEEK HONORING EVERYDAY HEROES AND MENTORING CHILDREN WHO NEED POSITIVE ROLE MODELS THE MOST. AND FROM LIFE SAVING CALLS TO A FOOTBALL CAMP THAT’S CHANGING YOUNG LIVES. TIM BROWN JOINS US THIS MORNING IN STUDIO TO TALK ALL ABOUT THE MISSION BEHIND BOTH EVENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. GLAD TO BE HERE. LET’S START OFF HERE BECAUSE I KNOW WE GOT A COUPLE EVENTS TO TALK ABOUT. TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 911 FOR KIDS PROGRAM. YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, WHEN I GOT INVOLVED WITH THIS PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, I HAD NO CLUE THAT THAT THE PROGRAM NEEDED, NEEDED HELP, THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA NEEDED HELP. YOU HAD SO MANY KIDS DIDN’T KNOW WHEN TO USE THE 911 WHEN TO CALL. THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE CAT WAS IN THE TREE. AND, YOU KNOW, THE WATER HOSE WAS, YOU KNOW, RUNNING WATER IN THE YARD, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. AND IT JUST BECAME A PROBLEM. AND SO WE’VE MANAGED TO, TO OVER 5 MILLION KIDS. WE’VE TAUGHT THE PROGRAM TO AT THIS POINT. SO THAT’S GOING BACK SINCE 93. YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING BEFORE I GOT THERE. SURE. NONETHELESS A LOT. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’S SHOWN THE DIFFERENCE. THE KIDS OUT AT THE THE HEROES CEREMONY YESTERDAY. AND YOU KNOW, THEY STAND UP AND TELL YOU WHEN CALL WHEN NOT TO CALL. YEAH. THEY HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION. GOT IT DOWN. YEAH. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IMPRESSES YOU MOST. YOU JUST TOUCHED ON THE IDEA. THEY HAD THE CEREMONY YESTERDAY. WHEN YOU SEE AND HEAR SOME OF THESE STORIES, WHAT COMES TO MIND FOR YOU? WELL, IT’S AMAZING THAT THE KIDS WHO ARE CALLING, HOW CALM THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, INITIALLY, YOU KNOW, WHILE THEY’RE GOING THROUGH IT NOW, AFTERWARDS, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE, YOU KNOW, THEY REALIZE THE SEVERITY OF THE DEAL. BUT WHEN THEY’RE GOING THROUGH IT, THEY, THEY, THEY DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB HANDLING THE SITUATION IN A WAY THAT MOST ADULTS COULD HANDLE IT, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, SO THAT PART OF IT I LOVE. BUT THE MENTOR MINICAMP, YOU KNOW, THE CHANCE TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT THEM TO HAVE. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE HOPING THAT ALL 150 WALK AWAY WITH THE, WITH THE MESSAGE, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THAT ONE. YOU ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THAT ONE THAT IF YOU CAN CHANGE THAT LIFE, THEN YOU’VE DONE SOMETHING. AND THAT MENTOR MINICAMP, I MEAN, TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE. JUST EXPAND ON IT. IT’S REALLY SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO, TO MEET MORE REAL LIFE HEROES. YEAH, YEAH. WE’RE HAVING MENTORSHIP WITH, WITH THE FOOTBALL CAMP. YEAH. RIGHT. YOU SAY FOOTBALL CAMP AND THESE KIDS GET EXCITED. I WANT TO DO THIS. WELL, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE’RE GOING TO THROW THE FOOTBALL AROUND. WE’RE GOING TO RUN SOME ROUTES AND DO THAT STUFF. BUT THE OBJECT OF THE DAY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE THESE THESE KIDS WALK AWAY KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE HELP. THEY HAVE PEOPLE WHO CARE. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE RESOURCES. YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO WALK AWAY WITH. LOOK, I WOULD BE REMISS AS A RAIDERS FAN IF I DIDN’T ASK YOU A COUPLE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE THE RAIDERS JUST HAD THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL DRAFT PICK. THEY BROUGHT IN FERNANDO MENDOZA, WHO JUST WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THE HEISMAN TROPHY. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THAT PLAYER TO TO LEAD THE RAIDERS AS A ROOKIE? LOOK YOU KNOW I THINK THAT YOU CAN BE AS GREAT AS AS THE GREATEST QUARTERBACK TO EVER COME TO THE LEAGUE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE OTHER GUYS ON THIS TEAM WHO ARE PLAYING WELL, IT’S GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC. YOU KNOW, THE GREAT AL LATE AL DAVIS USED TO SAY BLOCKING AND TACKLING WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND LAST TIME I CHECKED QUARTERBACK IS NOT BLOCKING THE TACKLE. RIGHT. THAT IS TRUE. OTHER PEOPLE AROUND HIM THAT HAVE TO PLAY WELL IN ORDER FOR THIS TEAM TO GO WELL FOR HIM, I DO EXPECT HIM TO MAKE PLAYS. BUT YOU GOT TO HAVE A RECEIVER IN THE RIGHT PLACE. YOU GOT TO HAVE AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN THAT’S BLOCKING. YOU GOT TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS. I USED TO TAKE CARE OF MY OFFENSIVE LINEMEN BACK IN THE DAY BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, IT DIDN’T MATTER IF I WAS WIDE OPEN. SO TAKE CARE OF THEM LIKE YOU NEED TO DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU DON’T WANT TO GO OUT TO DINNER WITH THOSE GUYS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT’S A BIG YOU DON’T WANT TO YOU DON’T WANT TO PAY. BUT WHATEVER I HAD TO DO, BECAUSE IT DIDN’T MATTER IF I WAS WIDE OPEN, IF MY QUARTERBACK WAS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE. THAT’S TRUE. SO I THINK THAT’S WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN. THIS OFFENSIVE LINE AND AND OTHER OTHER PLAYERS AROUND HIM HAVE TO PLAY WELL IN ORDER FOR HIM TO PLAY WELL. AND WHO WOULD KNOW BETTER TO JUDGE WHAT SUCCESS IS FOR A HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER?
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown hosts charity events for kids in Sacramento
Updated: 3:31 PM PDT May 14, 2026
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown is hosting two community events in the Sacramento area this week through his charity, 9-1-1 for Kids.The first is the California State 9-1-1 Heroes Awards Ceremony, which happened on Wednesday at the State Capitol, honoring people and dispatchers recognized for lifesaving 9-1-1 calls.Brown will also host the Tim Brown Mentor Mini Camp on Friday at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento. The camp pairs 100 disadvantaged boys with CHP officer mentors for football training, guidance, and support.Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Raiders star, has long been involved in youth mentorship and public safety programs.See more in the video above. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown is hosting two community events in the Sacramento area this week through his charity, 9-1-1 for Kids.
The first is the California State 9-1-1 Heroes Awards Ceremony, which happened on Wednesday at the State Capitol, honoring people and dispatchers recognized for lifesaving 9-1-1 calls.
Brown will also host the Tim Brown Mentor Mini Camp on Friday at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento. The camp pairs 100 disadvantaged boys with CHP officer mentors for football training, guidance, and support.
Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Raiders star, has long been involved in youth mentorship and public safety programs.
See more in the video above.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google