August 1994 – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas: After practice, Arkansas Head Football Coach Danny Ford asked recruiting coach Harold Horton, “Who is that fat kid?” Ford was informed that the 6’2” 310-pound freshman walk-on guard was Brandon Burlsworth...
Summer 2006, Fort Hayes State University – Hays, Kansas: Academic Advisor Joleen Briggs received an email request from Nola Ochs inquiring about her old transcript. Briggs looked for the old transcript for several hours before her search took her to the basement...
April 1999 – Navy SEAL Training Program – Coronado, California: Some join the military out of love for their country; others join because the military allows for a job or a college education. Adam Brown joined the Navy at age 24 to save his life. Becoming a Navy seal...
June 13, 1935 – Madison Square Garden, New York City: More than 30,000 people packed into The Garden that evening. In living rooms across America, millions more sat glued to their radios. James J. “Jimmy” Braddock was fighting reigning heavyweight boxing champion Max...
1965 – Yale University: He submitted his term paper in his economics class on what he thought was a brilliant idea. In the paper, he outlined an idea for a company that would guarantee overnight delivery of packages to major U.S. cities. The company would function...
October 24, 1965 – Graz, Austria: He tossed and turned in his military bunk. It was going to be another sleepless night for the 18-year-old serving his one-year of mandatory service in the Austrian army. The Junior Mr. Europe bodybuilding championship was a week away...
