Tony Dungy’s Red Zone ‘09

Every once in a while, a coach comes along who leaves an impression on the landscape of his sport. In football, there’s been Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, Tom Landry and most recently Tony Dungy. Now, Coach Dungy might not have quite the same collection of Super Bowl championships as the others. But when it comes to character and integrity, and respect from his players and peers, Tony Dungy is in a league of his own among his contemporaries.

So I’m thrilled about hosting Tony Dungy’s Red Zone ’09, his first-ever National High School Football Kickoff, at Prestonwood on Monday at 7:00 p.m. He and some current and former coaches and players will talk to high school players about conditioning, teamwork and character. He’ll have taped interviews with great players like Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Peyton Manning … and Michael Irvin will be here live.

Then on Tuesday, the program that we tape on Monday evening will be broadcast in nearly 500 theaters across the country. Imagine the thousands of young athletes all over America who will be impacted by this great event.

The evening also includes former NFL player and motivational speaker Joe Ehrmann. If you’ve never heard of him, you need to go pick up a copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx that highlights him. He and coach Dungy will sign books after the event at 9:30 p.m. at our Prestonwood Bookstore. You can also still buy tickets at the bookstore.

Visit http://www.prestonwood.org/red-zone/ for more info.

I’ll be there. If you live in the area, drop by and join us!