Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott runs the Faith, Fight, Finish Foundation in honor of his late mother, Peggy. Along with that, he never forgets to do something for his alma mater. This time, it is a million-dollar donation to his high school, for which he will receive special recognition.

Prescott is heading home to Haughton High School in Louisiana for the Haughton Buccaneers. It is not for a game, but for a moment that means much more. On Thursday evening, 6 pm on November 6, the stands at Harlan Stadium will fill with fans, students, and families ready to celebrate one of their own. Prescott will be honored at a special ceremony at Haughton High School, the place where his football story began.

The school will officially dedicate Prescott Field, named after the hometown hero who never forgot where he came from. Earlier this year, Prescott donated $1 million to help build a giant video scoreboard and upgrade the weight room inside the same field house where he once trained. For Haughton, this isn’t just another event; it’s a homecoming.

Teachers who taught him, coaches who believed in him, and kids who now dream of following his path will all be there. Prescott has always stayed connected to his roots. Over the years, he’s hosted youth football camps, donated uniforms and equipment, sponsored athletic events, and helped provide school supplies for local students.

The field dedication is just the latest way he’s shown love to the place that shaped him. His former coach, Rodney Guin, still remembers the fire that made Prescott special even as a teenager.

“I think was his junior year we’re playing Rice, playing Parkway District championship week 10,” Guin said. “They scored a minute left on the clock, got the ball back on the sideline. We got this coach, think he completed 8 or 9 passes in a row, we never called a time out, won the game in the last 10 seconds.”

Back in 2022, Prescott was named to the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. So, they acknowledge his greatness. But his realness comes from the humility despite the losses he has endured. It shows up even now in how he lives and conducts himself.

Dak Prescott honored his mother before the week 9 game

Prescott’s week, though, hasn’t been easy. Just a few days before his big homecoming, the Cowboys suffered a tough Monday Night Football loss to the Arizona Cardinals. It was a quiet night for Prescott, not his best outing, but football wasn’t the only thing on his mind. Before the game at AT&T Stadium, cameras caught Prescott standing alone on the field. He wasn’t thinking about defenses or plays.

He was remembering his mother, Peggy Prescott, who passed away from colon cancer 12 years ago that very day. Peggy raised Dak and his brothers, Thaddeus and Jace, in a small trailer in Haughton, Louisiana. She worked long shifts at a truck stop but never missed a chance to cheer for her sons. Even after being diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in 2012, she kept showing up for Dak’s games.

With the help of his father, Nathaniel, she stayed in the stands until her health gave out. Peggy passed away on November 3, 2013, at just 52 years old. In April 2020, tragedy struck again when his older brother Jace died by suicide at 31 years old. So when Prescott steps onto that field in Haughton tomorrow night, it’ll be more than an honor ceremony. It’ll be a full-circle moment.

A homecoming for the boy who made it big, and for the man who never forgot his mother’s lessons. And as the lights come on over Prescott Field, you can almost imagine her watching, proud and smiling, whispering the same words that still guide him today.

Faith. Fight. Finish.