{"id":57337,"date":"2023-02-12T17:45:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T17:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/12\/marines-bonded-by-kidney-donation-now-head-to-super-bowl\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:57:03","slug":"marines-bonded-by-kidney-donation-now-head-to-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2023\/02\/12\/marines-bonded-by-kidney-donation-now-head-to-super-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines, bonded by kidney donation, now head to Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Two former Marines bonded by a kidney donation and their love of football are now headed to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/12\/2-west-point-football-players-to-face-off-in-the-super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Gladwell, a Kansas City resident and Chiefs fan, donated a kidney to Philadelphia Eagles fan Billy Welsh two years ago after Welsh, who lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/08\/jj-watt-teams-up-to-send-bragg-soldier-to-super-bowl\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sgt-Bond-real.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">J.J. Watt teams up to send Bragg soldier to Super Bowl<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Sgt. Jackson Bond is a reconnaissance infantryman assistant team leader for the 82nd Airborne Division.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two men first met at a military base in the early 2000s and remained in touch through social media after they left the service. When Welsh made a post in 2019 asking if anyone was willing to become a donor, Gladwell responded and soon learned he was a 99% match. He eventually flew to Philadelphia, where the 10-hour surgical procedure was performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt meant the world to me. I was speechless. John Gladwell is my hero,\u201d Welsh said Wednesday when the two men appeared on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/news\/sports\/chiefs-fan-donate-kidney-eagles-fan-super-bowl-rcna69659\" target=\"_blank\">NBC\u2019s Today show<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gladwell said he didn\u2019t hesitate to make the donation because Welsh has a son who is a little older than his own grandson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wasn\u2019t going to let his son grow up without his dad being there for everything,\u201d Gladwell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The all-expenses-paid Super Bowl trip was put together by Eagles President Don Smolenski and his Chiefs counterpart Mark Donovan. Smolenski said the story symbolizes the unifying aspects of the Marine Corps and the NFL. The team presidents spoke with the two men during a video call last Sunday, letting them know they would be flown to Arizona on Friday, put up in hotel rooms and have side-by-side seats for the big game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe opportunity to bring these two guys together, their two teams playing on the biggest stage in sports, it\u2019s very, very humbling and gratifying,\u201d Smolenski told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/philadelphia\/super-bowl-kidney-donation-eagles-chiefs-20230206.html#loaded\" target=\"_blank\">The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welsh said he was \u201cspeechless\u201d when he got the news. 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