PITTSBURGH —

Thomas Tull is a billionaire entrepreneur, a film producer and the owner of a share of three professional teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers — but Tull says his success would not have happened without sports.

“There are people that care about you, and whatever it is — if it’s a musical instrument, if it’s being a mathematician, if it’s being part of any group that gives you that structure and that lifeline," Tull said. "For me, it was sports.” Advertisement

Now Tull is giving back to what sports gave him — in a major way. The Tull Family Foundation announced $2.2 million in grants to nine Pittsburgh-area high schools and their athletic programs.

"It's an incredible thought, it’s an incredible donation, and it's just something that's so transformative for the childre

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