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14th Annual Real Estate Prayer Breakfast
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Cobb Galleria Centre
6:30am – 7:00am Networking
7:00am – 9:00am Breakfast and Program
Bill Curry
Head Coach, Georgia State University
If you are interested in being part of the Host Committee and purchasing a table (10 seats - $500) or half table (5 seats - $250), contact Cindra Vaden 770-984-9070, Cindra@bellsouth.net.
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The Player
As a player, Bill Curry learned the game from such legendary masters as Bobby Dodd, Vince Lombardi, and Don Shula. He snapped the ball to a who’s who list of quarterbacks, including Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, and Billy Lothridge. He was a two-time Pro Bowl center and a three-time NFL Champion, including victories in Super Bowls I and V.
The Coach
As a coach, Bill restored the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to national prominence. As the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, he led the University of Alabama to an SEC Championship and to wins in the Hall of Fame Bowl, the Sun Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl. At Kentucky, Bill led his Wildcats to their first bowl game in nearly a decade. In 2008, Bill accepted the challenge of building the Georgia State football program, from the ground up. The Panthers enjoyed a magical first season in 2010, posting a winning record and captivating the city.
The Leader
As a leader, Bill served as President of the National Football League Players Association during one of the most tumultuous periods in NFL history. He was the Chief Operating Officer for the National Consortium for Academics & Sports. He founded, designed, and implemented the leadership initiative at The Baylor School in Tennessee. Bill’s counsel is treasured throughout the country by businesses attempting to cultivate leaders from within their ranks.
The Analyst
As an analyst and on-air personality for ESPN, Bill was the announcing equivalent of comfort food. There was nothing better for the true football fan – no surer source for that indescribable feeling of satisfaction and contentment, and, indeed, that all was right in the world of college football – than settling into a plush easy chair on Saturday night and hearing that unmistakable voice teaching, but never pandering.
The Husband, Father, And Grandfather
As a husband, he has somehow managed – through 34 moves and 48 years of marriage – to hang onto to his brilliant and beautiful wife Carolyn, who, by the way, was his grade school sweetheart. In Bill Jr. and Kristin, Bill has two incredibly accomplished and successful children. And, in grandchildren Alex, Elliot, Evelyn, Claire, and Brett, Bill has the most promising generation yet of the Curry family.
The Man
Most importantly, as a human being, Bill has touched countless lives. To the thousands of athletes whom he has coached, Bill has been a mentor, advisor, father-figure, role model, philanthropist, and, in short, pretty much every other descriptive term one can think of that describes a person who improves and enriches the lives of everyone he touches. To be around Bill is to become a better person.
On the basis of the movie by the same name, the term “Forrest Gump” has come to refer to a person who leads a long and extraordinarily noteworthy life, and who, by both design and serendipity, uses compassion, wisdom, and love to positively influence the destinies of those around him. On the basis of this definition, Bill has led the most Gump-like life since Forrest himself.
If Bill’s ego allowed him to have a football shrine or trophy room, he would need a gymnasium-sized warehouse. Who else has memorabilia ranging from Super Bowl Championship rings to casual pictures of a weekend spent hanging out with Sammy Davis, Jr.? . . . from an original portrait of himself by famed artist LeRoy Neiman to an Amos Alonzo Stagg Award and a President Gerald R. Ford Legends Center Award, both of which are ultimate honors for lifetime contribution to the game of football? |
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Past Prayer Breakfasts |
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2011 - Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the
country. He is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a
multiple Grammy Award nominee and best selling author of more than 26 books.
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2010 - Patrick Morley
For three decades, Patrick Morley, author of the book The Man in the Mirror, has been regarded as one of America's most respected authorities on the unique challenges and opportunities that men face, impacting more than 10,000,000 lives worldwide.
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2009 - Jeff Kemp
For eleven seasons, Jeff Kemp was a National Football League quarterback with the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. He delivered his best performances in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Rams and led them to the playoffs, and in 1986, where he threw eleven touchdowns for the 49ers in six games.
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2008 - H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr.
H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr. is the President of Huizenga Holdings, Inc., a diversified company that manages and owns the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League and Dolphins Stadium in South Florida as well as investments in banking, resorts, marinas, yacht refit and construction, real estate and outdoor advertising.
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2007 - Zell Miller
Out−spoken U.S. Senator, nationally−acclaimed governor, best−selling author, university professor, dedicated Christian, and U.S. Marine Sergeant. That only begins to describe Zell Miller, one of the most popular, colorful, and enduring political figures in America today.
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2006 - J.C. Watts
J.C. Watts is the chairman of the J.C. Watts Companies. As chairman, J.C. provides strategic focus and program leadership to the firm’s business engagements, alliances and initiatives. He works with clients to implement business development, communications and public affairs strategies. He currently leads a strategic alliance with Fleishman-Hillard, America’s largest public relations firms.
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2005 - Sherron Watkins
Sherron Watkins is the former Vice President of Enron Corporation who alerted then-CEO Ken Lay in August 2001 to accounting irregularities within the company, warning him that Enron ‘might implode in a wave of accounting scandals. She has testified before Congressional Committees from the House and Senate investigating Enron’s demise.
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2004 - Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott is the father of Rachel Joy Scott, one of the victims at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. His son, Craig, was in the library that day and watched as 10 of his classmates were gunned down. Two of his close friends died beside him, and his sister, Rachel was killed just outside the library door, a few yards away.
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