'He Could've Kept Going, But He Didn't': Football Player Pulls Over To Help Woman Change Her Tire

July 13, 2022

A University of Iowa football player is being praised for offering a helping hand to a stranger in need.

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Credit: Tina Gunn / Facebook

Zach Twedt, a freshman linebacker, pulled over on the interstate after he spotted a woman with a flat tire.

Tina Gunn wrote about the experience on Facebook:

"I was on my way back from my son's track meet in Minnesota and got a flat tire on a Iowa interstate. I tried to request roadside assistance in my Allstate app (because I don't know how to change a flat tire), but was not getting a signal on my phone because of where we were in Iowa, so I was looking down messing with my phone and thought instead of using the app, I would call Allstate (which takes longer).

I was thinking, it's going to take a few hours for them to get to me once I get ahold of them, when my son goes, someone is here. Like this guy appeared out of no where, dressed in Iowa Hawkeye gear and goes, 'Can I help you?'

Long story short, his name is Zach Twedt, football player for Iowa Hawkeyes…I just wanted to appreciate him for being so kind and helping a stranger out, who needed to get her kids home safely. He could've kept going, but he didn't! What a good dude! May God reward him for his kindness today!"

hawkeye football player helps woman change tire
Credit: Tina Gunn / Facebook