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Subway Hero Delroy Simmonds Got a Job

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 15:  An aerial view of John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on April 15, 2011 in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

"What he did to save that baby, it just shows character. He didn’t hesitate. He's got a very good attitude." —The guy who hired subway hero Delroy Simmonds today for a job as a maintenance worker at JFK airport, where he'll earn $9.50 an hour.

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Photo: Spencer Platt/2011 Getty Images