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My conversation with Marty will take us from his days at the University of Alabama with Coach Bear Bryant to his career with the NY Jets as a part of the NY Sack Exchange, to life after football, his broadcasting career as New York Jets Radio Network Analyst, ESPN Radio and the amazing work he does with the Marty Lyons Foundation granting special wishes to children diagnosed with terminal or life-threatening illnesses.

NOW – As exciting as a career in professional sports can be – let’s face it – YOU all realize that the time spent in professional sports is a small fraction of your life.  As Marty has said – on your tombstone you have a start date and an end date – it is that dash in between that defines you and me.  So as you listen to my conversation with Marty today – I know he will get YOU thinking about yourself and how you can make the most out of your dash!

Marty Lyons shares 4 Life Lessons from Coach Bryant

Marty shares 4 Key Life Lessons he learned from Coach Bryant at the University of Alabama: 1 – Always be proud of your religion.  2 – Be proud of your family.  3 – Get an education and 4 – If we have time let’s try and win some football games.  Coach Bryant said I will prepare you for the game of life with these core values.

Marty Lyons Foundation

In the span of 6 days early on during his career with the NY JETS Marty’s life changed for ever.  Marty’s dad passed away, a 3 year old boy suffering from advanced illness he became a Big Brother to passed on and he celebrated the birth of his 1st child a son.  That life experience was the genesis of him creating the Marty Lyons Foundation.  For over 35 years it has been the foundation’s mission to grant wishes to children with terminal  or life threatening illnesses.  To learn more about the amazing work Marty and his team do at the foundation please visit their website: http://martylyonsfoundation.org/