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Photo Credit: BYU Photo Chad Lewis is from Orem, Utah and walked on to played football for Brigham Young University from 1993 to 1996. After not being drafted into the NFL he walked on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles where he had a successful career as a 3-time pro-bowler. Now retired from football he works for the BYU Athletic department and continues to have a passion for BYU sports. In this episode we talk about his personal development as a leader and how he found the grit and determination to succeed in a difficult sport when he was required to “walk-on” at every level. Chad describes what made his two famous coaches, LaVell Edwards and Andy Reid, incredible leaders and motivators.
Episode Highlights:
- Chad’s background 4:00
- Chad’s childhood and mission 6:00
- What advice will you give your children about serving a mission? 11:50
- How Chad decided to walk-on to BYU 13:30
- How to stay humble and confident on the football field 19:30
- How to attack each day and succeed as a competitor 22:00
- What Coach LaVell Edwards taught Chad about leadership 24:20
- How Coach Edwards showed love through leadership 27:00
- How to be a leader and not just a player 32:00
- How to motivate as a leader 35:00
- What Coach Andy Reid taught Chad about leadership 39:00
Links:
The Greatest Salesman in the World, by Og Mandino Tom Brady’s Book, The TB12 Method
Kurt Francom & Chad Lewis the day of the interview
Chad Lewis is awesome!! He gave a great BYU speech not too long ago, well maybe over a year, but it was great! This was a great interview, thank you! You should get Chad to hook you up with Vai Sikahema!! Via would be an awesome interview!!!! Chad talks about him a little in the BYU speech he did.
Via is the stake president of the Cherry Hill, NJ stake. He had a HUGE part in us getting our Philadelphia temple! On November 3, 2015 Dean M. Davies gave a BYU speech “God Will Use You, God Will Bless You” and he talks about Via’s vital role in getting us the Philadelphia temple in the city. It’s a great speech!
When I volunteered at the temple open house I worked with many from his stake and they all said how amazing and down to earth he is!! They forget he’s famous, especially in Philadelphia. His day time job now is a news broadcaster.
It would be amazing if you could interview him! His personal story is great too!!