Sports fans, this episode is for you! In this conversation, Sean Johnson and Dave Naylor interview Roland Williams, legendary NFL star, Super Bowl champion and philanthropist. Roland grew up in Rochester, New York and is a graduate of East High. He also attended Syracuse University, where he was one of the nation’s top student athletes. He then went on to play for the St. Louis Rams, the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Roland has won the St. Louis Rams “Rookie of the Year” award and the NFL “Unsung Hero” award. He is also a two time winner of The Oakland Raiders “Man of the Year” award, the American Football Conference Championship with The Raiders, and last but not certainly not least, Super Bowl 34 with the St. Louis Rams, which has been referred to as one of the greatest Super Bowls of all time.

Roland has also been a sports analyst with ESPN, CBS, and NBC Sports. His professional development firm works with Fortune 500 companies, including Viacom, The US Army, Northwestern Mutual, Merrill Lynch, and Coca Cola. In addition to all of these accomplishments, he has done work in philanthropy through his Rochester-based Champion Academy, which has helped more than a thousand at-risk middle and high school students overcome barriers and maximize their potential.

Roland is a truly inspiring person with unlimited amounts of motivation and potential. “My new “Super Bowls” are to be the best father I can be for my three sons and help them live a life minus the trauma and pain that I’ve been through,” he says.

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