Apr 27, 2022
What do rocket scientists do for fun? Leza Harrison learned to ski as a student at Rollins College. And she kept on skiing, while she worked as an engineer for NASA’s space shuttle program and beyond. Now 70, she’s won over 30 national championships. In today’s FOY episode she tells Marc what keeps her skiing...
Apr 20, 2022
Chances are you had a bow and arrow set as a kid. Or have watched either Robin Hood or Brave and thought archery was pretty cool. So did Rod Menzer. Only Rod discovered a local archery center in his hometown and found a passion that carried him all the way to a world championship. Today Rod leads USA Archery, and he...
Apr 13, 2022
George Bernard Shaw said. “We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” Maybe he had Jo Dill in mind. As an athlete, coach and administrator, Jo Dill has kept on playing for seven plus decades, in spite of many times having to create her own opportunities.
In this episode of FOY...
Apr 6, 2022
When Lynda Leopold was 9 years old, one of the worst tornadoes in Kansas City history ripped through her home, killing her mother and brother and ripping her dog from her arms. She was thrown a quarter of a mile down the road and suffered devastating injuries. It would take 51 surgeries to rebuild her, but resilience...