Drew Bledsoe, starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, has been actively involved in community and youth programs throughout his NFL career.  While a student at Washington State University, he established an Endowed Football Scholarship in the name of his grandfather, Albert "Stu" Bledsoe.  He has participated in and donated to innumerable child and family centered organizations, and has served as the international chairman of the Children's Miracle Network, helping to raise millions to benefit hospitalized children across America.
 
Of the many awards Bledsoe has received, he counts as most meaningful the Thurman Munson Humanitarian Award, and the 2003 New York State Sports & Entertainment Lifetime Achievement Award as America's top role model.  Bledsoe also received the 2003 NFL Alumni Spirit Award for best exemplifying the spirit of NFL players who give back.  In 2004, he received the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
 
In 1997, Drew founded the Drew Bledsoe Foundation whose mission is to improve the lives of American children by teaching effective parenting skills to parents.  His foundation supports the Parenting with Dignity curriculum authored by his parents. Parenting with Dignity is now being actively used in 41 states. 
 
Bledsoe has hosted a number of Parenting with Dignity events and strongly believes that positive change for American youth begins in the home.  In keeping with his dedication to children, in 1998 he authored an autobiography for children, Make the Right Call, which teaches good decision making.  In June 2005, Bledsoe was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame for his ongoing efforts to improve the lives of children by teaching parenting skills.
 
Bledsoe was born on February 14, 1972, in Ellensburg, Washington, to Barbara and Mac Bledsoe. He and his wife Maura have four children: Stuart, John, Henry and daughter Healy Elizabeth.