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UAW-Ford,
Lions
Head
Coach
speak
with DPS
students
about
sportsmanship
and
mutual
respect
DETROIT,
MI (Tell
Us Det)
-
Wednesday
night
the new
Detroit
Lions
Head
Coach
Jim
Caldwell
and
UAW-Ford
teamed
up to
deliver
a
powerful
message
to more
than 300
Detroit
high
school
student-athletes
about
the
importance
of
sportsmanship
and
respect
for
others.
At a
dinner
hosted
by
UAW-Ford,
students
from 18
Detroit
Public
Schools
and the
EAA
(Education
Achievement
Authority)
had an
up-close-and-personal
session
with
Coach
Caldwell.
“Student-athletes
are
leaders
at their
schools,”
said
Caldwell.
“But
real
leaders
display
sportsmanship,
and make
the
right
choices
on and
off the
field.”
In
addition
to
having
their
questions
answered
by the
Lions
coach
following
his
presentation,
the
students
will
have the
opportunity
to
engage
one-on-one
with
several
current
and
former
NFL and
NBA
players.
UAW-Ford
Vice
President
James
Settles
knows
Detroit’s
future
rests
with
young
people,
and that
youths
need to
understand
violence
is never
a
solution.
“UAW-Ford
is
committed
to the
neighborhoods
where
our
members
live and
work,
and
violence
is far
too
prevalent,”
said
Settles.
“Coach
Caldwell
recognizes
that
mutual
respect
is key
to
building
good
relationships
and
strong
communities.”
Ford
Motor
Company
Vice
President
of Labor
Affairs
Bill
Dirksen
agrees,
adding,
“Working
together
as one
is a
core
value
that we
embrace
at Ford
Motor
Company.
“Whether
it’s on
the
football
field,
the
plant
floor or
in the
boardroom,
great
sportsmanship
and
teamwork
are the
building
blocks
for
excellence
and
success.”
Coach
Jim
Caldwell
was
joined
by James
Settles,
UAW-Ford
vice
president
and Bill
Dirksen,
Ford
Motor
Company
vice
president
of labor
affairs
at the
UAW-Ford
Building
located
at151 W.
Jefferson
in
downtown
Detroit.
Also
invited
to the
diner
was
current
and
former
NFL
players:
Ezekiel
“Ziggy”
Ansah,
Lomas
Brown,
Larry
Foote,
Ron
Rice,
Reggie
McKenzie,
former
NBA
players
Dave
Bing,
Willie
Burton,
Derrick
Coleman,
Mateen
Cleaves,
Jermaine
Jackson
and
Jimmy
King
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