EDEN PRAIRIE – Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr says he owes everything to his mother, Lori.
“I was raised in a single-parent home,” Barr said. “I watched my mother work long days, long nights and go to school all throughout that.”
If he could have made it easier on her, he would have. He can, however, make it easier for other single mothers.
The Anthony Barr Foundation, officially launching June 4, will provide financial support to single mothers wishing to further their education.
A single mother at 19 years old, Lori Barr raised Anthony while working as a teacher’s aide during the day, a restaurant server in the evenings and taking college classes.