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Nick Lowery, Humanitarian
Joshua Golf Classic Chairman
Not just another
football star...
One thing is evident about Nick Lowery; he did not misuse the acclaim he achieved
on the football field. And today, when positive role models are few and far
between, Nick Lowery is a person we all should admire and certainly, kids should emulate.
Nick's football career was remarkable; a story laced with failure,
underscored with determination, discipline and persistence and
crowned with glory and success.
He
set all-time NFL records for accuracy and most field goals, was chosen to seven
All-NFL teams and kicked the game-winning points in three NFL Pro Bowls and 15
NFL games. Nick was nominated this past year to the NFL Hall of Fame.
A graduate of Dartmouth College, Nick is also the first professional
athlete to graduate with a master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of
Government. He is the only person to work for both Presidents George H. W. Bush and
Bill Clinton in the White House Office of National Service and was a
legislative aide for two U. S. Senators before making it in the NFL.
Before becoming a
record-setter in the NFL, Nick was cut by eight NFL teams eleven times! Nick won
the NFL Players Association's most prestigious humanitarian award, the Byron R.
"Whizzer" White Award. Persistence and mentorship are philosophical
underpinnings for his nationally recognized youth development work. Nick is the
founder of Native Vision and Nation Building for Native Youth, two nationally
recognized leadership programs, and is Vice Chair of the prestigious new
National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education.
 To sum up Nick Lowery in his own words,
“When you’re an athlete, you get to interact with kids that look up to you, and
you can do one of two things with it: You can turn away, or you can treat it as
an opportunity to give an extremely vulnerable young person a highly influential
reference for a lifetime. You can make them see that not only do they matter,
but they can reach levels they never believed possible. And almost 100 percent
of the time that these kids are given that reference to look at themselves
differently, they truly respond.”
Our deepest thanks go to Nick for helping the Joshua Center kids and their
families by chairing this years Golf Classic.
Please show your appreciation to Nick by visiting one of his Web sites,
hiring him to speak at your company's next event or contributing to the Nick
Lowery Foundation.
To see Nick's latest video -
To visit his site - Click Here>>
Thank you for your support. To find out more about the Joshua Center for
Neurological Disorders, visit our Web site at joshuacenter.com.
The Joshua Center For Neurological Disorders
A United Way Agency and DonorEdge Member
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