Retired Chicago Bears player Charles 'Peanut' Tillman rows across Lake Michigan for charity

Tuesday, September 3, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Chicago Bear defensive back Charles "Peanut" Tillman completed a 65-mile row across Lake Michigan Monday afternoon for charity.

He rowed the boat, which he also built himself, across the lake to raise money for childhood cancer research.
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Tillman and his partner, Jacob Beckley, started the journey Sunday from Saint Joseph, Michigan.

The trip was personal for Tillman as his daughter Tiana, received a heart transplant 11 years ago.
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Family, friends and fans greeted the pair on the dock with cheers and applause.
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