July 16, 2016's STUDENT-ATHLETE'S of the WEEK on bit.ly/100YARDSOFFBSPORTSTALKRADIO were ...
CAYLA BROWN (Rising 9th at Jonesboro High School; 3.7 GPA; Volleyball Player; M.D. Roberts Middle School Female Student-Athlete of the Year!!!)
DEVON ALLEN (Oregon University Ducks; Wide Receiver & World Class 110 meters Hurdler that is representing the United States in Rio in the summer Olympics of 2016; In the 2014 National Semi-Final's Football game against Florida State University, he tore his ACL and has worked through adversity to come back, and now represent his country in the 2016 Summer Olympics!)
JOSHUA DOBBS (Aerospace Engineering Major at the University of Tennessee; Starting QB for the Vols; Former Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, GA Standout; Named one of the smartest college football players by NFL.com in 2014; He has interned at Pratt & Whitney where he learned about design, manufacturing and service of air craft engines for the United States government!)
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MUHAMMAD ALI --- More than a Boxer!!!
Student-Athletes, if you don't know a lot about MUHAMMAD ALI, checkout this article about why MUHAMMAD ALI matters ...
By Thomas Hauser
In 1960, the year that Cassius Marcellus Clay
Jr. won a gold medal at the Rome Olympics, segregation was law in parts
of America. Marriage between the races was a crime in some states. There
were restaurants and hotels that Clay was forbidden to enter.
Forty-eight years later, an African-American was elected president of the United States.Exceptional leaders and the resolve of tens of millions of men and women were the foundation of the civil-rights movement in America. But something beyond decades of strategizing, commitment and hard work was a prerequisite to Barack Obama becoming president. The American people in their collective heart had to be willing to embrace a man of color with a strange-sounding name that originated in African and Arabic culture.
Muhammad Ali paved the road to that destination.
To read more, click on this link ... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1887585-muhammad-ali-why-he-mattered
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