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Tiffany Byrd is the Director of Sports Nutrition at Wake Forest University. She is responsible for implementing the day-to-day fueling and hydration needs for all sports at Wake Forest.
As a student-athlete, Byrd was a member of the 2002 National Championship gymnastics team at Alabama where she twice earned Scholastic All-American honors.
Byrd holds a Master's Degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Alabama.
On today's show, Tiffany shares with us some practical steps to implement into our daily lives to help us be healthier and more productive in 2021. We also hear how her faith guides her to wanting to pursue a healthy life.
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Tim Johnson is the founding pastor of Orlando World Outreach Center in Orlando, Florida. He is also a former NFL defensive lineman who played 10 seasons with the Steelers, Redskins and Bengals.
He was selected in the 6th round of the 1987 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh after starring in college at Penn State. He was a member of the 1986 Nittany Lions team that won the National Championship and finished undefeated.
In the NFL, Johnson played three seasons with Pittsburgh and then moved to Washington, where he played six seasons and was a member of the 1991 Super Bowl winning Redskins team. In 1993, he was named to the Pro Bowl and finished his career in 1996 with Cincinnati.
On today's podcast, we talk to Tim Johnson about winning a championship in college and the NFL, the one interception he had in his pro career, playing for coach Joe Gibbs, how he be came a pastor and his desire to reach the fatherless generation with the Gospel.
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Matt Loede is a Cleveland based reporter who has covered sports in Northeast Ohio since 1994. He has covered Major League Baseball, NBA, NFL as well as high school and college events. He's been a part of the Cleveland Indians coverage since the opening of Jacobs/Progressive Field in 1994 and covered LeBron James' two tenures in Cleveland with the Cavaliers.
In 2020, Matt was named the Associated Press Radio Sports Stringer Lifetime Service Award.
But today's podcast isn't about sports, its about a different type of battle. At 45 years old, Matt is currently battling Stage 4 Lymphoma, a blood cancer that he was diagnosed with in April of 2019.
Matt has had over 20 chemo treatments and shares on today's podcast how his faith has helped keep him on solid ground during his fight against cancer.
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Josh Manson is a defenseman and assistant captain for the Anaheim Ducks. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by Anaheim, and made his NHL debut in 2014.
In 2016-17, Manson played all 82 games and helped the Ducks to the Western Conference Finals. The next season saw him record a career-high 37 points (seven goals, 30 assists) and average more than 20 minutes of ice time for the first time in his career. He’s averaged 20-plus minutes every year since.
In college at Northeastern (in Boston), Manson was awarded the Hockey East conference’s Best Defensive Defenseman award in 2013-14, and also named to the 2013-14 Hockey East Second All-Star Team.
Josh’s father, Dave Manson, was a first-round pick and played in the NHL from 1986-2002.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Josh Manson about his hockey season being cut short due to the pandemic, becoming a dad for the first time, coming to faith in Christ in 2017, and growing up in a pro hockey household.
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Rusty is the lead pastor of Real Life Church Ministries in Valencia, California. For over 20 years he has provided visionary leadership and teaching to his churches.
He is the author of three books including his latest, "AFTER AMEN: What to D When You're Waiting on God," released on October 13, 2020.
On today's podcast, we talk to Rusty about his love for the Los Angeles Laker, how 2020 became the year of practicing patience, doing the next right thing and why this year has been the toughest season of his pastoring journey.
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Bryce Drew is the men's basketball coach at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. He was named to the position on March 17, 2020. Prior to coming to GCU, he was the head coach at Vanderbilt University from 2016-2019 and his alma mater Valparaiso from 2011-2016.
In high school, Bryce was a standout player and named Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 1994. At Valpo, Drew's college career saw him win Mid-Continent Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons (1997,98) and hit a very famous game-winning shot to help his team beat Ole Miss in the 1998 NCAA Tournament.
After college, Bryce was selected 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in the NBA with the Rockets, Bulls and Hornets before moving to coaching. His brother Scott is currently the head coach at Baylor and his father Homer was the longtime coach at Valparaiso.
Today on the podcast, Bryce shares about his new coaching role at GCU, how often he's asked about the March Madness 1998 buzzer beater, his favorite NBA story, the lesson he learned from being fired and the importance of his faith in Christ.
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Episode 578
Browns QB Case Keenum and Patriots 8-time Pro Bowler Matthew Slater join Brock Huard to talk faith, football and using their platforms for a greater purpose.
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Vernon Fox played eight seasons in the NFL with the Chargers, Lions, Broncos and Washington.
He was undrafted in 2002 coming out of Fresno State where he was a two-time First-Team All-WAC.
Following his playing career, Vernon went into coaching and was the head football coach of Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas from 2013-2019. He guided his team to a 53-28 record and a Class 3A state championship in his seven years.
On today's podcast, we talk to Vernon about stepping away from coaching in 2020, his welcome to the NFL moment, playing for legendary coaches Mike Shanahan, Joe Gibbs and Marty Schottenheimer, and how he went from self reliant to God dependent.
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Episode 577
Adam LaRoche played 12 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Braves, Pirates, Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Nationals and White Sox. He was selected in the 29th round of the 2000 MLB Draft by the Braves and four years later, made his MLB debut on April 7, 2004 against the Mets.
During his career, he accumulated 255 career home runs and 1,452 hits. In 2012, he was the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner at first base in a season that saw him hit a career-high 33 home runs and 100 RBI.
Since retirement in 2016, Adam is staying busy as a co-owner of Buck Commander with Chipper Jones, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Willie Robertson. He's also in law enforcement, having went to Police Academy to be deputized in Ft Scott, Kansas.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Adam about his greatest hunting experience, retiring abruptly in 2016, the importance of being with a community of men and why he has a heart for combatting human trafficking.
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Episode 576
Drew Stanton played 14 seasons in the NFL with the Lions, Jets, Colts, Cardinals and Browns. He was selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by Detroit.
He was a standout quarterback at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan and in college at Michigan State. Drew has spent time learning and mentoring quarterbacks in the NFL like Matthew Stafford, Jon Kitna, Andrew Luck, Carson Palmer and Baker Mayfield. Stanton retired following the 2019 NFL season.
On today's podcast, we talk to Drew Stanton about retirement, adjusting to life without football, coming to faith in Christ and the difficulty of playing the quarterback position in the NFL.
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