Kalamazoo Public Schools issued the following announcement on July 22.
A nice honor recognizing the heroics of KC alum Phillip Blanks
A scholarship to help Kalamazoo graduates has been named in honor of an alum who saved a toddler from a burning building.
A scholarship for Kalamazoo Public Schools students was created to honor Phillip Blanks, the former Kalamazoo Central High School football player who made national news after he caught a child who was dropped from a burning building.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Kalamazoo Public Schools
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