STEVEN HAS WORKED WITH the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the past several years, serving as the honorary chairman of the 2006 St. Louis Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, and the 2007 Las Vegas Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. 

Steven with his parents Brenda and Steve at the St. Louis Race for the Cure in 2006.

Brett Grassmuck wrote a feature for StLouisRams.com about the 2006 event, which made a dramatic impact on Steven and the city of St. Louis.

Rams’ Running back Steven Jackson and his family helped make the 2006 St. Louis Susan G. Komen Foundation’s annual Race for the Cure the largest in the world as they served as chairs for the 8th annual event.

Jackson was joined by his mother, Brenda, his father, Steve and his sister Rhonda as they kicked off the St. Louis race which included over 64,000 participants and became the international organization’s largest race.

The Jackson family met and hugged breast cancer survivors and then headed to the stage where Steven addressed the crowd of survivors and told them about his grandfather, a three-time cancer survivor and inspiration to his family.

“The greatest day of my life was the day I was drafted by the St. Louis Rams,” Steven Jackson told the survivors. “But, I think I’m going to have to replace that with today.”

Steven and his family then participated in the race warm up, where they danced their way into the hearts of the St. Louis community.

After the race began, the Jackson family continued to pose for pictures and sign autographs for the survivors and race participants.

With over 64,000 participants, the St. Louis Race for the Cure became the biggest race of its kind in the world. In 2005, the race included over 60,000 participants and raised more than $2.2 million for breast cancer research and treatment.