From Glory Days TV Show

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Now replaying for free on Roku the Emmy Award Winning 'From Glory Days'​ TV From Glory Days TV Show

Watch the stories unfold as Hall of Fame and World Champion former professional athletes share their personal stories of struggle and success as they've transitioned into the life they live today.

More great interviews coming up, like Thomas Meharey who went from the U.S. Marine Corp to becoming an underwear model to now working with Kathy Ireland (not as an underwear model but as a Vice President).

We've also interviewed General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.) who has had a glorious military and post-military career, including a stint as the Director of the CIA.

If you've missed our show on WJR 760 AM you can catch the replays via the link below.


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WEEKEND EXPERTS | FROM GLORY DAYS: VETERANS EDITION “From Glory Days: Veterans Edition” brings together former military service members, special forces, and medal honorees to share their personal stories of struggle and success. Learn the path that each of these brave men and women have taken to overcome the challenges of transitioning from milit...

Listen to the stories unfold as military veterans share their personal stories of struggle and success as they've transitioned from the military back into civilian life.

Each veteran guest shares about:
* Life Before the Military
* Life in the Military
* The Transition Back to Civilian Life
* How They Recreated Their Success Again

Join Jay Parish and me every Sunday at 6 a.m. on WJR Radio

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You can now watch past episodes of our Emmy Award Winning TV show - FROM GLORY DAYS on the The Roku Channel
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Hard to believe it's been 12 years since we created the show.

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I used to own a Mercedes S-Class.

Yes, a $100k+ vehicle (I bought it pre-owned so I didn't pay that much for it). Without a doubt, it was the best car I've ever owned.

It was my present to myself from the proceeds of my first book, "FROM GLORY DAYS - Successful Transitions of Professional Detroit Athletes."

After a few years, something drastically changed in me and I sold it.

Since, we now own three vehicles that are 12, 9, and 6 years old (imagine that, our newest vehicle is six years old).

What changed in me and why do I share this personal story?

Very simple..........PRIORITIES.

I learned a valuable lesson that is important for both our personal and professional lives. I learned the importance of priorities.

Instead of spending our hard-earned money on fancy vehicles (I'm not against people who do that), I've learned to spend money on things that will have a greater impact.

Family activities & travel, sports for the kids, business reinvestment, and of course....charity.

By identifying priorities, it's allowed me to better steward the funds we've been provided which provides a level of financial freedom.

And the lessons continue to be learned.

This WSJ headline is very eye-catching and Patrick Crakes comments are insightful.

Digging deeper into this article, beyond the headline, is more telling to the reasons the women's championship game viewership was larger than the men's.

Ease of access to watch cannot be understated......watching a championship game on ABC on a Sunday afternoon versus watching on a subscription-only channel like TBS on a late Monday evening may naturally have a viewership discrepancy, regardless of the gender.

That said, as a father of daughters I'm happy to see women's sports continue to be elevated in both popularity and compensation, and hope that trend continues.

NCAA Women Beat Men in Finals’ Ratings for First Time—but Got 99% Less TV Money Sunday’s final was watched by more people than any other basketball game in the past five years, including NBA and NCAA men’s events.

Great news.......

Many people have asked how they can contribute to my cause of delivering birthday cakes to homeless children in Detroit.

Below is a link to donate directly, if you'd like to support these homeless children on their special days (birthday) while they are in the homeless shelter at The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries.

I always recommend mentioning birthday cakes for the kids in the comment section when you do.

Thank YOU in advance if you donate!!! I can already see the smiles on those kids' faces.

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In 1957, our Detroit Lions won the NFL Championship, which would be equivalent to the Super Bowl. The leader of that Lions' team was a linebacker by the name of Joe Schmidt.

Below is an excerpt from my interview with Joe 50 years later.

Chapter 5 JOE SCHMIDT
Joe Schmidt was selected All-Pro nine consecutive times during his thirteen-year tenure with the Detroit Lions. He was voted Lions MVP four times and NFL MVP in 1960. Joe played an important defensive role on the 1957 NFL Championship team. Following his playing career, he was named the Lions head coach for seven seasons. Joe Schmidt was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1973.


As the youngest of four children, Joe Schmidt faced some of life’s toughest lessons early on. He was raised by his mother in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania following the death of his father and two older siblings. Joe channeled these tough times into a fiercely competitive attitude that was larger than his own physical stature. By the time he reached fifteen years of age he was already making his presence known in an adult football league coached by his oldest brother, John Schmidt. “Most of these guys were twenty-four, twenty-five, (and) twenty-six-year-olds,” he said. “I was physically able to do it, and it was a good experience for me because I had to compete against older people and when you do that, you learn a lot and learn to compete,” he added. “Every little town had teams and there was a lot of competition.” During his days at Brentwood High School not only did Joe excel at football but at basketball as well. “It was good for me from the standpoint of developing physical skills,” he mentioned. “It teaches you quickness and defense and so forth, so it was a good addition to what I was doing in football.”

Following high school Joe received football offers from the University of Maryland, University of Cincinnati, and the University of Pittsburgh. “Being my father died when I was about twelve years old and my mother was by herself I elected to stay in Pittsburgh at the university,” he stated. “I commuted back and forth to school.” As a second-string offensive fullback and first-string defensive linebacker, Joe found immediate success on defense, mostly because he naturally fell into the 4-3 defense that was evolving into the college game at the time. “All the time I was in high school I played middle linebacker so when the evolution came to the new defense it was easy for me because I had previously played it for a long time,” he exclaimed. “A lot of guys who never played that position were sort of struggling with it because of the fact that they were starting to throw the ball more and the whole middle was open so we had to do something about the guy in the middle, (and created) an even man line, and one thing led to another, and that’s where I ended up,” he added.

As a middle linebacker, Joe made All Big-East Conference as well as All-America before departing from the University of Pittsburgh. Faced with a series of injuries that left him temporarily sidelined during his senior year of college Joe was tagged as injury prone leading into the NFL draft. Having played high school and college football in Pittsburgh, he was hoping to continue a professional football career with the local Pittsburgh Steelers. “I actually wanted to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers and they had indicated they were going to draft me,” he stated. During the sixth round of the 1953 NFL draft, Pittsburgh attempted to pick Joe after selecting what they discovered was an ineligible player. Fortunately for the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh quickly discovered that their pick was used with that initial choice. “So the next round, which was the seventh round, the Detroit Lions drafted me,” he said. “At that particular time I was very disappointed because I wanted to stay in Pittsburgh and stay closer to home. So I was drafted by the Lions who were champions that year and I didn’t figure I had a chance to make the team, but everything turned out for the best,” he added. Despite his concern of simply making the team, Joe became one of the best players in the NFL during his thirteen seasons in Detroit. From the opening day, he was a starting linebacker and would call the team’s defensive signals as captain by mid-season. Joe’s fierce, competitive style helped secure a NFL Championship in 1957. It also got him selected for nine consecutive Pro-Bowls, four Lion MVP’s, and a NFL MVP award in 1960. Joe Schmidt became one of the best middle linebackers in the history of the game and the standard by which all others were judged. He remained humble throughout the countless accolades and continued to give credit to his teammates. “We had a great football team and a great defensive line,” he exclaimed. “Which, incidentally, anybody who has a good middle linebacker has a great defensive line. I’m not trying to be humble about this, it’s just a fact that we did have defensive football players that were exceptionally good (including) Alex Karras, Sam Williams, and Roger Brown,” he added.

In honor of our Detroit Lions victory last night.

From Glory Days TV Show interviews with former Detroit Lions.

* Charlie Batch
https://youtu.be/5O395hJgXS8

* Cory Schlesinger
https://youtu.be/GaNkHfCHdfw

* Mel Farr
https://youtu.be/7Jfg9Hkm0Ak

* Eric Hipple
https://youtu.be/Mqrz6pygE2M

* Lem Barney
https://youtu.be/b96qDptx9A4

* Tom Nowatzke
https://youtu.be/vW4RtI4_O4g

Detroit Lions

Episode 8 Nowatzke pt1 Recent episode of the From Glory Days TV Show (which is about Former Professional Detroit Athletes and their transition to life after their playing days). In...