Unfortunately, Mooney sustained a season-ending ankle injury last Sunday against the Jets. But he will still honor his father during this week’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative, a league-wide campaign that enables players to showcase causes that are important to them with custom-made cleats.
Mooney’s cleats will support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Players will have the opportunity to raise money for their causes by auctioning their cleats off at NFL Auction; 100 percent of money raised will be donated to the player’s charities. Fans may bid on game-issued player cleats to help players raise funds for their chosen causes.
Larry Mooney grew up in Chicago, graduating from Foreman High School and ITT Technical Institute, where he earned a degree in Information Security. Darnell fondly recalls sitting in the backseat of his father’s truck with his twin brother Denzel, playing video games.
“We would get Home Run Inn Pizza,” said the Bears receiver. “He had these TVs in the back of his truck and we would hook up our video games and we would drive through the city. He’d be doing chores and we’d be in the back just chilling and playing our game. He’d be listening to his music, Jay-Z or Lil Wayne or something like that.”
Mooney could hardly believe it when he was selected by the Bears in the fifth round of the 2020 draft out of Tulane.
“When I got drafted here, it was crazy how it all came full circle, going back to my dad’s hometown,” he said.
Larry Mooney left this world at far too young an age. But he had a major impact on the type of man his son grew up to be.
“He was very inspirational,” Darnell said, “working hard each and every day just to provide for us and give us the best life we wanted and just understanding [the importance of] working as hard as you can to get what you want.”
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