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Siran Stacy is a former University of Alabama running back who also played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles(1992), Canadian Football League running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and an NFL Europe running back for the Scottish Claymores (1995-97, 2000).

Siran played at the University of Alabama from 1989-91 after spending two seasons at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College. He was a two-year starter and two-time All-SEC performer in 1989 and 1991. During his Alabama career, he had 429 rushing attempts for 2,113 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also had 62 pass receptions for 574 yards, one touchdown and 2,787 all-purpose yards. His 18 TDs and 108 points that season were single-season school records at the time and currently rank second to Shaun Alexander in Crimson Tide football history.

Stacy was a second-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1992 National Football League Player Draft, the 48th player chosen overall. Stacy played in all but one game for the Eagles that season. He enjoyed success with NFL Europe’s Scottish Claymores from 1995-97 and in 2000, leading the team in rushing in 1995 with 785 yards and five touchdowns and in 1996 with 780 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. He rushed for 785 yards and four touchdowns for the Claymores in 1997. He lived in Scotland and was inducted into the NFL Europe Hall of Fame. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

On November 19, 2007, Stacy was involved in an auto accident in which 6 people were killed. Bronson Stacy, 10, and Ellie Stacy, 2, and their mother, Ellen Stacy, were killed in the wreck. Also, two of his children by another marriage, Laquisa Stacy, 18, and Sydney Stacy, 9, were killed. Stacy and one daughter, Shelly, 4, survived the wreck.

Siran shares with groups around the country his message of grace and survival during difficult times. He will inspire your group with his story of courage through his personal tragedy.

This week’s guest is Steve Davidson, president/CEO for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale in Arizona. Steve’s career with the Boys & Girls Club organization spans more than 28 years. He has run the full gamut of positions throughout his career starting as part-time staff and working his way up to branch director before moving into the administrative side of the organization. Steve has been with the Greater Scottsdale organization since 1992. During his tenure, the organization has experienced tremendous growth. The non-profit organization has gone from an annual operating budget of $600,000 to $8.6 million dollars; from three to nine locations; and from serving 3,000 youth to more than 16,000 youth. Steve holds a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University in leisure studies with an emphasis in youth agency administration.

Since 1954, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale has provided quality programs to Northeast Valley youth. In that time, more than 100,000 children and teens have been served. Today, more than 16,000 community youth ages 6 to 18 are served through the organization’s nine branches and 12 outreach sites located in Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and other neighborhoods. The Club offers more than 100 quality after-school and summer programs in a positive, safe, supervised environment. Programs offered at the Club are built around five core areas: the arts, character & leadership development; education & career development; health & life skills; and sports, fitness & recreation. For more info visit www.bgcs.org.

This week’s guest is Randall McDaniel. Regarded as one of the NFL’s finest offensive lineman during his 14-year career. Randall was a fixture at left guard who was named to an NFL-record 12 consecutive Pro Bowls (1989-2000)….Noted for his unbelievable ability to overpower any opponent with quickness and power….Made 202 consecutive starts, the second most among active players at the time of his retirement….His 220 games started are the fourth most games started by an offensive lineman….Spent his first 12 seasons (1988-1999) with the Minnesota Vikings….Holds the Viking record with 11  Pro Bowl appearances, breaking Hall of Fame DE Alan Page’s mark of 9….Blocked for five 1,000-yard rushers and four 3,000-yard passers with the Vikings….Spent his last 2 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000-2001)….Elected to a 12^th consecutive Pro Bowl as a Buccaneer….Eight-time Associated Press All-Pro selection….Additional All-Pro nods earned from Sports Illustrated (2), The Sporting News (7), USA Today (4) and  Pro Football Weekly (5)….Retired February 25, 2002. In 2006, became the fifteenth person inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor. Enshrined into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

This week our guest is none other than Keith Jackson. Keith was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He attended high school at Little Rock Parkview, where he was a three-sport letterman and Parade All American in football. He also played the cello with the Parkview orchestra. Upon graduating from Parkview, Keith attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating with academic honors and a BA in Communications in 3 1⁄2 years. In 1988, the Philadelphia Eagles made Mr. Jackson the thirteenth pick of the first round in the National Football League draft. He played in the NFL for nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Miami Dolphins, and finished his career with a Super Bowl championship with the Green Bay Packers.

Mr. Jackson spent much of his off the field time promoting the vision God entrusted to him of developing an academic center that would give the youth in his hometown of Little Rock, hope, strong values, and academic confidence. In 1992, this vision became a reality with the incorporation of P.A.R.K. (Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids). P.A.R.K. became a non-profit organization under the leadership of Mr. Keith Jackson as President of the Board. Keith not only put his name and personal money in the program; he also puts in countless hours with the youth of this program.

Keith Jackson has also combined his college degree in communications and his professional playing experience to become a broadcast analyst with TNT television for one year, the Oklahoma Sooner football radio network in 1998, Fox Sports Network in 1999 and the Arkansas Razorback Sports Network in 2000. He has also become one of the most dynamic and inspirational speakers in the country. His speaking engagements include churches, civic groups, corporations and schools.

Corey Lamonte Chavous is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Chavous has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams.

Chavous attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina. In football, he was an All-Area, and an All-District pick, and in track, he was an All-State choice and was part of a 4×100 relay team which won the state title. He was a high school teammate of former Chicago Bears and Vikings wide receiver D’Wayne Bates. Chavous attended Vanderbilt University. He finished his career with 12 interceptions (which ranks 4th on the school’s all-time list), and made 199 tackles, and batted down 31 passes. He graduated with a degree in human and organizational development.

Chavous was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round (33rd overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. In his rookie season he played in 16 games recording 28 tackles and two interceptions, his first coming at the Kansas City Chiefs on November 30. In 1999, he played in 15 games recording 40 tackles and one interception. The following year he made 48 tackles and one interception. In his final year with the Cardinals, Chavous made 74 tackles and one interception.

On March 25, 2002, Chavous signed a four-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings as an unrestricted free agent. In his debut season he started in all 16 games recording 83 tackles, three interceptions and one touchdown, the first of his career at the Detroit Lions on December 29. In 2003, he made 86 tackles, a career-high eight interceptions and one touchdown. His performances that season earned him a trip to the 2003 Pro Bowl. The following year, he made 81 tackles and one interception. In his final season with the Vikings, Chavous started all 16 games for a fourth straight season, recording 71 tackles and two interceptions.

On March 13, 2006, Chavous signed a three-year contract with the St. Louis Rams as an unrestricted free agent. In his first season, he equaled his career-high of 86 tackles and made one interception. In 2008 he started 14 games making 74 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

Chavous has been featured on various sports programs as an analyst of college football talent, especially in regards to their potential for the National Football League draft.

Derrick Owens Lassic (born January 26, 1970 in Haverstraw, New York) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Alabama. He is most remembered for being the starting running back for the Cowboys for the first two games (both losses) of the 1993 season while Emmitt Smith held out for a contract dispute. He was the 1993 Sugar Bowl MVP after University of Alabama beat University of Miami 34-13^[1]. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft^[2].

Our guest this week is Adam Archuleta. Adam was selected by the St. Louis Rams with their second pick of the first-round (20th overall) in the 2001 NFL draft. After spending five quality seasons with the Rams, Archuleta signed a six-year contract to play for the Washington Redskins and become the highest-paid safety in the league during the 2006 offseason. After one season with the Redskins, Adam was reunited with former defensive coordinator Lovie Smith and became a Chicago Bear during the 2007 offseason. The Oakland Raiders signed Adam during the 2008 offseason to play linebacker for the team. The former walk-on linebacker for Arizona State University looks forward to bringing his strong work ethic and hard-hitting ways to Raider Nation. Archuleta was born in Rock Springs, WY, and attended Chandler High School in Chandler, AZ. Competing on the football team, Adam earned first-team all-Central region and all-state honorable mention for the Wolves his junior and senior years. His senior season, he also was named Channel 12 News Defensive Player of the Year and all-Valley as a defensive back and running back. Adam headed to Arizona State to bring his football skills to the Sun Devils after not being highly recruited out of high school. By the time he graduated, he became one of the best defensive players the school has ever produced. As a senior, he was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and was an all-Pac-10 Conference first-team selection as a linebacker. He was also one of three finalists for the Dick Butkus award, which is given to the top linebacker in college football. Archuleta was an Interdisciplinary Studies/Secondary Education major at Arizona State.

Our Guest this week is George Teague, a former player who played free safety in the National Football League with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Miami Dolphins. Teague first came to prominence as a college athlete in the 1993 Sugar Bowl on the University of Alabama football team. This game marked his first interception with a return for a touchdown. Five plays later, he raced downfield and caught up with sprinting University of Miami wide receiver Lamar Thomas and stripped the ball from him in full stride, maintaining possession of the ball as he returned it upfield. Although the play was called back on an offsides penalty against Alabama, it effectively quashed Miami’s effort to regain their offensive momentum: Miami was forced to punt soon afterward, and never mounted another substantial offensive threat in the Crimson Tide’s 34-13 victory.

While with the Dallas Cowboys, Teague was involved in a notable incident during a game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 24, 2000. In that game, 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens caught his second touchdown pass of the game and ran to the Cowboys’ iconic star logo at midfield to celebrate as he had on the previous touchdown earlier. Teague violently shoved Owens from behind during the celebration and was ejected from the game. In 2008, the moment was named one of the ten most memorable in the history of Texas Stadium by ESPN.^[1]

On September 23, 2001 at Texas Stadium, just two weeks after the 9-11 attacks, as the Cowboys were taking the field to play the San Diego Chargers, Teague carried the American Flag, displayed above his head. In addition to the Dallas Cowboys, Teague also played for the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins, and holds the record for longest interception return for a touchdown in the playoffs at 102 yards.

In 2002, he started the George Teague & Friends Foundation, a charity organization comprised of many former University Of Alabama football players.

Our guest this week is Dee Grayer. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Moved to Northern California at age 2, living in several cities including Marin City, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and Santa Rosa.  Currently residing in Chandler, Arizona. Attended San Jose State University Spartans – B.A. Radio Television and Film/Communications, Minor in Advertising. Graduated in 1995.  Earned a Football Scholarship.  Member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Played for Arena Football: Florida Bobcats, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1996.  Portland Forest Dragons, Portland, Oregon, 1997-1999.

Dee is currently a coach for Youth Sports with Oak Grove Youth Football, San Jose YMCA, San Jose Little League, City of San Jose – Southside Community Center, Blossom Valley Pony League, Chandler Youth Football and Cheer, Chandler Youth Baseball, Chandler, CAYFL PHX All-Stars, AYF Under Armour West All-Stars since 2000.

Dee is also actively involved in Youth Sports Administration including President, Chandler Youth Football and Cheer (CYF/CYC), 2007 and 2008; Executive Chair, Central Arizona Youth Football and Cheer League (CAYFL), 2007; American Youth Football Arizona State Diplomat, 2009, Chandler Youth Football and Cheer Past President and Spotlight Dinner Director, 2009; Golf Tournament Chairman, Arizona American Youth Football – The Inaugural Pepsi Turkey Tee Off presented by Walmart. He has recieved Administrative Honors from the American Youth Football Volunteer of the Year, 2008.  American Youth Football Giving Back to the Community Award, 2008.