Chapter 6: Fly Eagle, Fly for Me!

Galatians 6:9 “Do not grow weary in doing what is right, for at the proper time you will reap a harvest if you do not give up”. “Hells, bells, and shotgun shells”. -Joe Davis Even though I was disappointed in my performance as a football player I must say, the overall experience at […]
Eisenhower on Leadership – Part 1

“The art of leadership is deciding what to do, and then getting men to want to do it!” Dwight D. Eisenhower “Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the Twentieth Century. Of all of the men that I have studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.” Stephen Ambrose […]
Chapter 5: UT Martin Pacers 1988

“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.” -Vince Lombardi My college career was a struggle. I don’t think I ever lived up to my potential in college and for years it was something that bothered me. I was a pretty […]
Chapter 4: The Rivalry

“This is your time. Their time is done. It’s over. I’m sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. This is your time. Now go out there and take it!” -Herb Brooks, US Hockey Coach As I mentioned earlier, my dream as a kid was to play quarterback […]
Chapter 2: The Neighborhood

Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”. “Legends never die”. -The Sandlot Those youth recreation teams were very important to me but my skills and my love for the game were developed mostly in my neighborhood’s backyard games and the countless hours that I would spend in my […]
Robert H. Anderson

Robert Anderson was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, during the turbulent years before the Civil War. Young Robert was educated in the local school system and then went on to graduate from West Point in 1857. He would be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army and serve in upstate New […]