We're joined in this episode by Joe Flynn. A sports fan whose interests span the entirety of the United States.
A product of New England, Joe still remembers his first Boston Red Sox game back when he was a fourth grader, but also remembers getting hooked on the Madden NFL video game and fell in love with the Denver Broncos over the soon-to-be wildly successful New England Patriots. He went on to attend the University of Connecticut which meant he was exposed to some high-level - and successful! - men's and women's college basketball, though he was studying abroad in Capetown, South Africa, back in 2011 when Kemba Walker led the Huskies to the promised land.
Today, Joe works in the non-profit sector in Sacramento, CA, and dabbles in west coast sports, including the hometown Kings.
One of his longtime passions, however, is Fantasy Football and he married this passion with his love of work in the non-profit sector following a Professional Certificate course at George Washington University in Sports Philanthropy.
For his capstone project, Joe created a Fantasy Football for Good: Draft Guide in which Joe compiled 180 notable NFL players and included not just their on-field stats but also their charitable causes. It's entirely sortable by position, statistics, and by cause.
As Joes says, "The ultimate goal of the draft guide is to highlight the human under the helmet so hopefully you can use it to learn a little bit more about who's on your team this year.”
And while you're listening to this episode, be assured he's compiling an updated 2026 Fantasy Football for Good: Draft Guide. Stay tuned.
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