The California Showcase is a free one day, non-profit event presented by Coach Terry Donahue (formerly of UCLA, 1976-1995) and the National Football Foundation (founded in 1947 with current President/CEO Steve Hatchell) for high school seniors to display their skills to Division II, III, and NAIA football programs. Coach Donahue and the National Football Foundation believe that …
From last pick to starter, linebacker to rehab, painkillers to Performance Vault, David Vobora has experienced it all. But it isn’t his accomplishments and his failures that wrote his story, it’s what happened between those times that shaped his life. Vobora was the last pick in the 2008 NFL draft. The St. Louis Rams invited …
In a recent speech to Farm Bureau insurance agents at the Lafayette Hilton, inspirational hero Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger pointed out the importance of persevering and believing in yourself, despite the thoughts of others. Ruettiger related how on a visit to the White House for the viewing of the ‘Rudy’ movie, he recalled an incident that happened during grade school.
