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He won the Jim Thorpe Award at the University of Miami and played 10 season in the NFL
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Photo: Eddie George Speaking For AOSSM
Audience: 500+
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Client: The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine ("AOSSM")
As part of the society’s commitment to DE&I, the Annual Meeting for The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) featured a Keynote Fireside Chat with Heisman Trophy winner and NFL great Eddie George, who had just recently become the Head Coach of Tennessee State University Football team. While the conversation focused on the many facets of his exceptional career on and off the football field, it poignantly focused on the value and importance of DE&I as a player, coach, and sports medicine professional.
Eddie signed autographs for some of the VIP guests before his Moderated QA. Eddie shared so many stories from his amazing Ohio State career to his legendary NFL career with the Tennessee Titans. The conversation focused on his mentors, his parents, overcoming adversity, teamwork, leadership and the sacrifice it takes to be great.
He won the Jim Thorpe Award at the University of Miami and played 10 season in the NFL
He played his entire career for the New York Giants; He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
He has been a NBA player, NBA coach, and NBA analyst
In 2015, the United States Women's National Soccer Team won the World Cup Championship under her leadership
His Tennessee teams made numerous BCS game appearances and won several SEC titles; He resigned as the head football coach at Tennessee in 2008
He was one of the greatest kick returners in college football history while playing for Notre Dame
He was the starting quarterback for the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champion Chicago Bears; He finished his collegiate career at BYU with seventy-one NCAA passing records
He won the 2013 World Series MVP Award
He is considered one of the greatest NBA coaches ever
He is a NFL fan favorite and leader of the Dallas Cowboys
He won the Daytona 500 in 2001 and 2003
He led Duke to the NCAA title in 2001; He was the #2 overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls
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