The Underdog Podcast

On Oct 16, 2010, Eric suffered a spinal cord injury at MetLife Stadium; he became paralyzed in the fourth quarter of the game. Playing for Rutgers University now, he's an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, sports analyst, philanthropist, and author.

Brook Cupps is a classroom leadership teacher and a head boys basketball coach in Centerville High School. His mantras are: "The strength of the wolf is the pack, and the strength of the pack is the wolf." and Chop Wood; When things are going well, get to work. When things are bad, get to work. The connection is always back to work." He wrote the book: Surrender the Outcome. The path to an impactful life of coaching, leading, and living. Where he shared his story since the beginning of his coaching career.

Tom Morris is the Senior Assistant Athletic Director of Athletic Performance at Indiana University, and Keynote Speaker. He uses his story to teach others about never giving up, keeping fighting, and being resilient. After his bicycle accident, he has worked tirelessly at the Frazier Rehab Institute in Louisville. He regained use of his arms, chest, and torso. But not his legs, and continue working as he used to be.

Jason David Williams is an former professional basketball player and current TV  analyst. He played college ball at Duke and professionally for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.

Chris Singleton is a former minor league baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He became a nationally-renowned speaker with a message of resilience, forgiveness and unity following the loss of his mother in the 2015 Mother Emanuel Church Tragedy in Charleston, SC. Chris now shares his message with over 60 organizations annually and his clients include: Boeing, The Houston Texans, Microsoft, Biogen, Volvo, The Washington Wizards and over 100,000 students and educators across the world. One of his children's books, Different – A Story About Loving Your Neighbor, was a best seller in its category and has been featured by numerous outlets, including The Obama Foundation.

Chris' overall mission when speaking is to inspire his audiences with his story of resilience and to unite millions of people with his belief that, "Love is Stronger Than Hate."

Find Chris Online:

chrissingleton.com

Anthony Ujah is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays forward for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga and for the Nigeria national team. 

Jay Bruce is an American former MLB right fielder. He has played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. Jay spent 2008-2021 in the majors before retiring. Listen to his story today!

Two years and over 100 guests, Calvin is stepping down from The Underdog Podcast to pursue a career in coaching.  In this episode Kyle and Calvin share some of their favorite moments over the past couple years, as well as their favorite guests and of course crack a few jokes at each other, one last time!  

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When Matt Painter completed his playing career at Purdue University, he knew he wanted to be a basketball coach.  Like many coaches, the journey begins at the bottom and you have to grind your way.  While coaching at a small D3 college, Coach Painter had to humble himself to make ends meet and drive a forklift as a second job.  

When Twany Beckham received the devastating news that his collegiate basketball career was over due to a back injury.  This National Champion had already began to work on his future.  As a senior at Kentucky in 2013, he was writing his first book.  Fast forward to today he's written multiple books, produced a short film, he's a sports agent and has become an impactful keynote speaker!