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He worked with coaches at the Chicago Rowing Foundation to improve his form. CHICAGO — Former Chicago Bears defensive back Charles “Peanut” Tillman completed a 65-mile row across Lake Michigan Monday in a boat that he built. In 2019, Charles Tillman and Jacob Beckley will team up for kids by rowing non-stop across Lake Michigan. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. (“I don’t want to be responsible for us rowing the right way,” Tillman says.) “My butt, it’s sore. “I can’t believe you did that.” Tillman’s four children helped him and Beckley build the boat from scratch at a shop in Downers Grove. “It’s more difficult than I thought,” he says. ... Mentally I was fine.” Beckley and Tillman, through the Row4Kids event, raised approximately $100,000 for their respective foundations that support childhood cancer research and provide financial aid to families. RELATED: Retired NFL Player Charles Tillman Is Now an Actual FBI Agent Tillman hopes that rowing across the large lake will have a positive ripple effect on those who need it most. “I can only do snacks for so long,” he says.The trip will probably take around 20 hours, and Tillman, who finds rowing to be boring, plans to occupy himself by watching all four The former Bears cornerback has struggled with blisters and a numb butt—not to mention boredom—while training for the 65-mile journey, but he reminds himself that it’s all for a good cause.© 2020 ABG-SI LLC. Retired Bears cornerback Charles Tillman and rowing partner Jacob Beckley shake hands arriving at the 31st Street Harbor, after rowing for about 24 hours from St. Joseph, Mich., on Monday. A chase boat will follow, stocked with tools they can’t fit in the rowboat: extra batteries, bolts, wrenches and, most important, a hot sandwich for Tillman.

... I’m glad I know him and we’ve built a pretty strong friendship as a result of this. “It’s hard to row when you’re cramping, the blisters. Rowing across Lake Michigan would be one thing, but Tillman isn’t stopping there. “I didn’t realize how in sync everything has to be. "How many people do you know that would want to row across Lake Michigan to raise money for a foundation? The journey was months in … Tillman’s participation was inspired in part by his daughter Tiana. Former Bears cornerback Charles Tillman and rowing partner Jacob Beckley arrive at the 31st Street Harbor on Monday after rowing for about 24 hours from St. Joseph, Mich. Former Bears cornerback Charles Tillman takes a drink of water after he and rowing partner Jacob Beckley completed their trek across Lake Michigan on Monday. Charles Tillman and Jacob Beckley docked their row boat and stretched out on a pier at 31st Street Harbor for a few minutes, completely exhausted. A conversation Charles Tillman had with a stranger at a gala has turned into two friends' plan to row together across Lake Michigan to raise money for their childhood cancer charities. Tillman planned to receive fluids later Monday and Beckley received an intravenous drip while sitting on the dock. “I would have never even tried to do it — I would’ve literally died,” Tiana told reporters about her dad’s marathon row while standing next to him. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Family, fans and Tillman’s former Bears teammates Jerry Azumah and Anthony Adams cheered their arrival and waited for them to join them on deck, but the pair had just rowed more than 65 miles over 24 hours while crossing Lake Michigan to raise money for pediatric cancer research. ” Retired Bears cornerback Charles Tillman and rowing partner Jacob Beckley shake hands arriving at the 31st Street Harbor, after rowing for about 24 hours from St. Joseph, Mich., on Monday. He paddles his left oar, over and over and over again, fighting a strong current that’s keeping him from reaching the harbor.Beckley already rowed across Lake Michigan once by himself, and the trip was so difficult that he swore he’d never do it again. He’s building his own boat to do it. (“I don’t want to be responsible for us rowing the right way,” Tillman says.) It’s really sore. That and my hands.” Beckley thanked his rowing partner for joining him in the exhausting endeavor. She received a heart transplant 11 years ago and Tillman has tried to pay the gesture forward through his Cornerstone Foundation. Tillman said the endeavor from St. Joseph, Mich., to Chicago was tougher physically than mentally. Charles Tillman still plans to row across Lake Michigan for charity, he just had to call an audible.

I’ll do it a thousand times before I get it right.”He wakes up at 5 a.m. each morning to work out, rowing for two hours on his Concept2 Rower, which he moved to his patio to train in the heat and humidity. “Charles is a really cool dude," Beckley said.

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