Spring 2013 - Nick SabanChampions are made of people who focus on having traits that others would want to emulate, according to University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban.
鈥淚 have not coached one player who really cared anything about what I knew as a coach, until the player knew I cared about him,鈥 Saban said. 鈥淵ou have to show that you care for other people and you have to be willing to serve other people. I always ask people to ask themselves, 鈥楧o you pray to be blessed or do you pray to be a blessing?鈥欌
Saban was the keynote speaker for 麻豆视频 University鈥檚 fifth annual Roy L. White Legacy Golf and Gala May 6 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The event supports the 麻豆视频 University intercollegiate athletic program, which is in its second year of a three-year transition to membership in the NCAA at the Division II level. READ MORE
Spring 2012 - Terry BradshawOn a night when Andrew Luck was the first selection in the 2012 NFL draft, a former top pick told stories of his own playing days to a crowd of 麻豆视频 University supporters.
Terry Bradshaw, the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and current FOX Sports analyst, was the keynote speaker for 麻豆视频鈥檚 fourth annual Roy L. White Legacy Golf and Gala at the Carl Perkins Civic Center April 26.
鈥淵ou should be eternally happy that God has given you a life and given you happiness, I hope,鈥 Bradshaw said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 given you an understanding of how to accept the grace that he鈥檚 given you. He鈥檚 also given you an understanding of how to accept the failures in our life.鈥 READ MORE
Spring 2011 - Tony DungyToday鈥檚 youth need adults to be actively involved in their lives to encourage them to be 鈥渦ncommon,鈥 according to former NFL coach Tony Dungy.
鈥淵ou never know what small step can make a big difference in young people鈥檚 lives,鈥 Dungy said.
Dungy was the keynote speaker for 麻豆视频 University鈥檚 third annual Roy L. White Legacy Golf and Gala April 18 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The banquet event drew about 1,500 people, raising $375,000 for the university, and completed a day that began with a golf tournament at the Jackson Country Club. READ MORE