The Passion Behind Roland William's Champion Academy

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A motivating conversation with Roland Williams, Founder of the Champion Academy and Rochester's own Super Bowl Champion. From growing up on Genesee Street in the midst of poverty & gangs, to being a part of the legendary Greatest Show On Turf, where he was part of a record-setting offense that lead the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl Championship, Roland has beat the odds to achieve great success. However, his success does not stop there. With the statistics regarding Rochester's poverty, drop-out and crime rates haunting him, Roland decided that he was tired of being "sick and tired. It was time do something...the Champion Academy Extreme Mentoring & Empowerment Program was born. Listen in for how this program is transforming Rochester's youth through the Power of One.