49ers' Joe Staley Surprises Single Father with Super Bowl Tickets

When he got called into his seven-year-old daughter's school on Thursday, Johnel Spivey had no way of knowing what was about to happen.

Unbeknownst to Spivey, San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Joe Staley was waiting at the school with a surprise for the single dad.

Staley set out this past week to give a deserving person a much-needed break. After asking around, the 31-year-old heard Spivey's story and knew he was the one.

According to Daniel Brown of the Mercury News, the 54-year-old Spivey has been a single father since gaining custody of his daughter, Jordan, when she was three months old. No matter what, he always made sure his daughter was taken care of.

Spivey has had health issues, including a heart attack and kidney failure, and has been on dialysis for six years now. After he had surgery, he didn't use pain medication—because he wanted to be there for his daughter.

A father who is willing to go through those lengths to ensure his daughter is properly cared for is certainly deserving of a break here and there.

Staley showed up to Jordan's school on Thursday and surprised Spivey with two tickets (in Row 8 next to an end zone) to Super Bowl 50. The 49ers tackle also presented the caring father with a game-signed jersey and invited Jordan to a practice next year so she could meet the rest of the team.

To say that was a "random act of kindness" would be an understatement.

Considering everything Spivey has gone through and what he has done for his daughter, it's hard to think of someone more deserving of a break like this. 

Be sure to give Brown's heartwarming story—which includes quotes from Spivey's girlfriend—a read.

[Mercury News]