Quincy Avery | Quarterback Takeover President
Show Notes:
- Dad played NFL & college football and served as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under Tony Dungy
- His dad went missing before a game in 2000 vs the Atlanta Falcons because of a drug addiction
- Quincy played at Morehouse College but always wanted to be a head coach of an NFL team
- After college, he drove to UCLA and meet with Rick Neuheisel with hopes of getting a job
- Lived in the locker room at UCLA before returning to Atlanta with hopes of starting a QB training company
- He didn’t have any money to rent a facility but scheduled an elite camp at 5:30 AM at a donated facility but no one showed up
- Josh Dobbs eventually asked if could work with Quincy because he didn’t have any college offers at the time
- Helping guys get to the next level ultimately makes him happy and he’s a product of being driven by what he says he wants to accomplish
- Has helped over 150 players earn scholarships saving parents over $14 million in tuition
- Very hard to trust people because he’s seen how outside factors can become more important to loved ones than the person that they’re supposed to love the most
- Was homeless he moved back to Atlanta but feels that the thing that you fear the most in the world is not so bad
- Likes working with 10th and 11th graders the most because you get to see them develop
- Knew Deshaun would be a great talent immediately because he immediately saw the IT factor combined with talent
- Sports helped him learn to deal with adversity
- Words of Wisdom from Quincy Avery: “Don’t get caught up in the things that other people are saying about what you’re doing.”
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About the author, Richmond Weaver
Richmond, a graduate of Clemson University has been involved with sports for most of his life and developed a passion for basketball and sports at an early age. He currently lives in Greenville, SC with his wife Karen, founder of Upstate Esthetics and their three kids.