When Casey Rogers presses a button in Irving, Texas, on Sunday, he will obliterate nearly 40 years of football history by beginning the detonation of Texas Stadium, which was made obsolete by the opulent new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. While the stadium, a one-time symbol of luxury and big football spending, crumbles, Rogers hopes the attention will turn to the work he does in his community.

The Rogers FamilyCasey Rogers stands in front of Texas Stadium as a first-grader.

Rogers, an 11-year-old Cowboys fan from Terrell, Texas, won a nationwide essay contest by Kraft Foods with the story of his charity, Casey's Heart, and how he became dedicated to helping the less fortunate at such a young age.

Rogers, who plays wide receiver and running back for his football team, said he first noticed the poverty surrounding him when a man knocked on the window of his father's car, asking for money. "I'd never noticed them before," he wrote in his essay. "My heart became very sad; like I knew how they felt. Actually I did."

Rogers was adopted as an infant and said he felt like he needed to help the people in his community. He eventually launched Casey's Heart, which helps feed and clothe the local homeless population.

The charity is funded not only by Rogers' efforts -- he stands outside the local Walmart each week to collect donations -- but also by local churches and his Boy Scout troop.

"Dad told me I have changed a lot of lives, and not just the homeless, because I choose to see what most choose to overlook," Rogers wrote.

But running a charity can't prepare the Cowboys fan for taking down a stadium where his favorite player -- Tony Romo -- once played.

"I'm a little nervous," Rogers admitted.

As for last words, Rogers said hadn't thought of anything profound -- but would probably go with something simple and let the dynamite do most of the talking.

"I think it will just be 'Bye-bye,'" he said.