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Regan Sikes of Pierce County High School, and Jack McRae III of Grace Christian Academy were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 7, 2016 at a lunch ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Nearly 500 student-athletes and…
Read MoreGatorade has a commercial which reveals the fact that over the years Peyton Manning has written countless personal letters to people to let them know that he was thinking about them with gratitude for their friendship, sorrow in a time of loss, or appreciation for what they meant to him. The Code says “I will…
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VIDEO: 2016 Wooden Cup Ceremony Vince Dooley was born in Mobile, Alabama. He accepted a football scholarship to Auburn where he was an all-star in football and basketball and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s in History. After service in the Marine Corps and as an assistant coach at Auburn, at…
Read MoreProfessional Recipient Vince Dooley, and five collegiate finalists for the Wooden Cup were introduced at the 12th annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup awards banquet at the Cobb Energy Centre on April 27, 2016. Watch their videos and meet each of these outstanding individuals and learn the incredible ways in which they made a difference in the…
Read MoreVIDEO: 2016 Wooden Cup Ceremony ATLANTA (April 28, 2016) – Vince Dooley, the University of Georgia’s former football coach and athletic director, and Luke Romick of Denison University each received the 12th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Center Wednesday night. The Cup, in the words of Athletes for a Better World’s…
Read MoreWhen he was in high school Luke Romick learned about the Thirst Project, which is an organization that digs wells in Third World countries, primarily in Africa. It inspired him – so much that he raised the money to go to Los Angeles after his first year of college and volunteer for the organization. He…
Read MoreMajor League baseball recognizes the importance of Jackie Robinson’s life, example, and extraordinary courage in the struggle for racial equality each year. As he endured the jeers and insults of fans day after day, there was one afternoon in particular when some fans were taunting him in especially ugly terms. At a critical moment in…
Read MoreTom Watson’s caddie Neil Oxman said he’d go on ahead up the 18th fairway at the Masters so that Watson could enjoy the ovation alone as he approached the green. “No way,” said Tom, “you’re walking up the last hole with me.” Earlier, as they came to the 13th tee, Tom had left an egg…
Read MoreWe usually point out that “teams win team sports,” and this would have been true no matter which team won last night’s game. But, it was Villanova who seemed throughout the tournament to have found a rhythm as a team that made their tournament run special. Indeed, it is the teams who suddenly jell that…
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