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19th Annual Watkins Awards Weekend

 

 

 

Reginald L. Grant

Currently a Business Consultant and Educator - teaching  English in a Los Angeles area inner-city high school, he also works with several youth related charities.

Currently the Head Football Coach at South Gate High School in the Los Angeles, California area. ( www.sghsfootball.com)

2009

  • Coach Grant was named National Director of  Football Operations for the NFL – Youth Football Impact Program. He stepped down as the USC site Head Coach to focus on his own team at South Gate. He did travel on weekends in June and early July to Tulane, Rice and South Florida to train the football coaching staff at each location. Youth Impact Website....

  • Stepped down as the Chairman of the Board for the National Alliance of African American Athletes, although he is still a member of the Board of Directors. This organization presents the award for the top African American Scholar Athlete in the nation for the past 18 years and its alumni include such notables as Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle, NFL Players Justin Blaylock--Falcons, Ted Ginn-Dolphins and many others. NAAAA Website.....

2008 - Sports Camps

  • HSPD (The NFL's High School Development Program) football and character camp, held at South Gate High for 100+ area high school student-athletes. A one week camp with retired NFL players as speakers and highly qualified regional college and high school coaches.

  • Youth Impact Program

    - National Trainer & USC Program Head Football Coach

    - Head Football coach for the month long academic, life skills and full contact football program at USC for middle school student athletes. USC Youth Impact Program in conjunction with the JPD (The NFL's Jr. High School Development Program).

    - Trained the Tulane Youth impact Programs coaches prior to the camp this summer.

Currently Chairman of the Board of the National Alliance of African Athletes...more below.

Mr. Grant was formerly the cofounder and Executive Vice President of Electronic Playbook, Inc. -  ePlaybook, which under his direction was a Finalist for the Start Up of the Year Award in 1999, presented by the San Diego Software and Internet Council. Mr. Grant served as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Nisus Software, Inc. and has 20 plus years of sales and marketing experience, with  8 years in technology. Mr. Grant also played professionally for the New York Jets, NFL, and in the CFL. An avid golfer he has contacts in the sports industry with professional athletes, coaches and sport experts.

ore.gif (4914 bytes) A graduate of the University of Oregon.

 Mr. Grant understands the athletic arena, he earned his college education on a football scholarship while attending the University of Oregon . During his stay at Oregon, he was a three-year starting cornerback and kick returner. He showed enough promise to be drafted and make the New York Jets in the NFL and he played for the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League.

For the past 20 plus years, Mr. Grant has been a Southern California-based marketing, training, and consulting professional. For the past three years he has been focused on sports and its connection to education, training and motivation. The prior 8 years, his focus was on marketing and developing technology with software firms, Internet service providers, and development of company web sites. Mr. Grant's positive attitude and personal philosophy are contagious. His energy, determination, and knowledge have made him an industry leader and innovator.

Mr. Grant is also the publisher of Afrogolf.com, the Internet "ezine" (Internet magazine) which focuses on the African-American golfing community.

Mr. Grant has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Telecommunications and grew up in beautiful Seattle, Washington.

Organizational Memberships

  LAUSD Teachers Union
NFL Alumni - Southern California Chapter (Los Angeles)
NFLPA - (retired) Los Angeles Chapter

Community Service Organizations

 

Chairman of the Board

The National Alliance of African Athletes is best known as the creator of the Franklin D. Watkins Award. The Watkins Award is known as the premier award for African American scholar athletes. www.Naaaa.com
P.O.W.E.R.S. Network, Inc. A mentoring program serving youth. www.PowersTreasure.com
The Goals For Life Foundation based in Los Angeles, California in cooperation with the Los Angeles Chapter of the NFL Players Association. www.glonline.org

 

 

  • Sports Related.....click here. 
  • Marketing 
  • Small Business Website Design
  • Business Development and Business Plan Consulting
  • Sports Events/Auctions/Celebrity Marketing
  • Event Management
  • Life Coach
  • Motivational Speaker

 

 

Featured Charity Event

2009 Youth Impact Video Click here

USC Head Football Coach Pete Carroll visits the camp and talks to the kids.

The NFL …..Changing Kids Lives.