Who Are You: The Life Lessons of Sports

Keith shares the stories of what he said to Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones and Coach Bill Parcells. As well as how he was discovered and then signed to play football in the NFL. Lesson learned: you never know who is watching you play.

Keith O'Neil is a retired NFL player. He played for the Dallas Cowboys, the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants and won a Super Bowl Ring in the Super Bowl under Head Coach, Tony Dungy with the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI.

After retiring from pro football, Keith was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and now has shifted his focus to helping others who suffer from mental illness. His foundation 4th and Forever is the wonderful result of this drive.

Chuck shares his incredible experience from his viewpoint, ringside as one of the judges, for two of the most famous fights in the history of the sport: The "Fan Man" Fight & The Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson "Bite Fight"

Chuck Giampa is a retired boxing judge and Chairman of The Ring magazine (aka The Bible of Boxing) ratings committee. Chuck was an official judge during the Fan Man fight as well as the Bite-Fight during the Tyson vs. Holyfield event. Amazingly Chuck was even a Rocky Balboa fight!

Appointed as a boxing judge by the Nevada Athletic Commission in 1984, in 2004 Chuck was selected as the Judge of The Year by the International Boxing Organization (IBO).

During the course of his career, Chuck Giampa has had the honor to: Judge over 3,000 professional boxing fights; Judge world champions including: George Foreman, Ray Boom Boom Mancini, Mike Tyson, Oscar de La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Evander Holyfield, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Caesar Chavez, Alexis Arguella and Roberto Duran; Judge 132 World Championship and 39 Regional Championship fights; Judge championship fights in England, Wales, France, Italy, Germany, Panama, Argentina, Korea, Japan and Australia; Judge several famous fights like the Holyfield-Tyson bite fight, and the Holyfield-Bowe fan man fight, among others. Chuck was also assigned as one of the judges in the Mega-fight between Oscar de La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, the largest grossing fight in boxing history.

Giampa retired as a boxing judge in April 2008 to expand his career as an International Boxing Consultant and sports columnist. Chuck cannot remember a time when he was not a boxing fan. However, because of his Crohn's disease he decided that if he could not be a fighter, he should be an official.

During the 30 years as a boxing official, Chuck has been able to travel all over the world and be a part of some of the most famous boxing matches. Listen in as Chuck shares the journey of a man with boxing in his blood; and despite his battle with Crohn's disease he has still been able to live his dream.

Marc tells the story of meeting up with Mean Joe Greene and the continued relationship he shares with the former NFL legend even today.

Marc Ross takes us behind-the-scenes and shares his journey from internship to Vice President. Most importantly, Marc answers the questions many aspiring people have who are seeking a job in professional sports. Persistence, hard work and a willingness to perform even the most simplest of tasks, Marc provides important lessons in order to both enter and then climb the ladder of the front offices in the National Football League. Listen in as Marc, who just returned from the NFL Draft, walks us through the holistic approach that goes into the player selection process.

Marc grew up in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania as the youngest of 4 and enjoyed playing sports with his neighborhood friends. He played multiple sports through high school and then focused on becoming a student-athlete at Princeton University where he enjoyed a successful NCAA Division I experience, playing wide receiver for the Tigers on the gridiron of the football field.

Marc knew that he wanted to continue to be involved in the world of sports but knew he was not destined to play in the NFL. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Sport Management Program, March eventually landed an internship with the New York Giants in public relations. The internship provided him with an incredible opportunity to join the team full time and work as an intern with the Philadelphia Eagles and later the Buffalo Bills. He is now back working with the Giants as Vice President of Player Evaluation, helping one of the most successful franchises in sports over the past decade to achieve incredible success.

Devard Shares The Hot Tub With Deion Sanders.

Devard Darling is from a family of professional and Olympic athletes, so it is no surprise that Devard and his twin brother, Devaughn knew at a very young age that they were both going to play in the NFL one day. The vision quickly became reality when the twins joined accepted scholarships to play football as student-athletes at Florida State University, one of the premier NCAA Division I programs in the country. It was time to study and play college football, but playing professional football in the NFL was clearly in sight.

Tragically, however, Devard physically lost his twin brother, Devaughn during a spring football practice at Florida State University from over-exhaustion and dehydration, triggering the Sickle cell trait that both brothers share. Although Devaughn was physically gone from Devard's life, Devard resolved to continued the path and harness Devaughn's spiritual being, pushing forward with his professional career.

To put salt on he and his family's wounds, FSU made a statement that the University would honor Devard's academic scholarship, but would not allow him to compete in collegiate athletics due to the 'risk' now involved from his brother's passing.

So, Devard transferred to Washington State and was then drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2004. His career includes playing Wide Receiver for the Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans. More importantly, Devard started the "As One Foundation" to educate others and help them avoid any possibility of sharing Devaughn's fate. Devard is currently running the "As One Foundation" and working at Altruista in Texas, providing financial stability to professional athletes. Although Devaughn is buried in a full FSU football uniform, he will always be by Devard’s side, emotionally and spiritually.

John shares the story of his time cleaning the "attic" of Dodger Stadium, the act that eventually landed him a full time job with the Dodgers.

John Olguin is the perfect example that if you work hard enough and maintain an open mindset anything can happen. When John joined Ganassi Racing as the Vice President of Communications, he knew nothing about NASCAR IndyCar or the Grand-Am Series. One may believe that could pose a challenge working for one of the most successful car racing teams in the history of the sport. However, John found his niche and learned from the bottom up with the support of Chip Ganassi's leadership and drive.

John now represents communications for the entire operation, from the drivers, the brand or simply for the owner, Chip. Chip, a former professional race car driver, is the owner of a team that has won both the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500 in the same year, a unique accomplishment. Growing up in Barstow, a small town in California John, a multi sport athlete in high school, has always had a love for sports; going on to play Division III Football. After college and grad school, John trusted his instinct that is calling was to work in sports.

Starting off as an intern Los Angeles Dodgers, John worked his way up the ladder and eventually transformed his internship into a job as the team’s archivist. Although the Dodgers did not have an archive at the time, John decided to create a proposal to initiate one. As an example of a never-quit approach, John worked tirelessly, with an unknown future and proceeded to present his vision directly to the owner and president of the team, Walter O’Malley.

Through a positive attitude, dedication, grit and hard work, John turned a dream into a career. Listen in and learn what it takes to work in the world of sports.