Bucs to help build homes for five bay area families

TAMPA -- Jaquaze Sorrells is preparing himself for an inevitable surge in popularity. Becoming quick friends with three Bucs players will do that to an 8-year-old.

He has armed himself with an autographed T-shirt in case he encounters any skeptics. He gives a straight-faced nod when asked whether his friends will be jealous. And he and his brother are already planning a way to show their appreciation: decor of a certain team in their soon-to-be new room.

The room, in a brand new house, will be built with the help of several Bucs players as part of Habitat for Humanity's Super Bowl charity event, SuperBuild. Three houses in Hillsborough County, two in Pinellas and one more in the town of the winning bowl team will be built in the week leading up to Feb 1.

Organizers are asking for $59 donations -- the cost of one square foot of a home -- in exchange for a chance to win two tickets to the big game.

At a press conference Tuesday morning, Jaquaze's family, Bucs player Warrick Dunn, former Bucs linebacker Shelton Quarles and ex-Bucs quarterback Doug Williams symbolically raised the first wall of the project.

"You get a chance to give back to society. That's important," Williams said. "It makes me feel good."

Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer

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