It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for teens battling cancer to go to a One Direction Concert provided by an unlikely benefactor – New York Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin. When One Direction took the stage at MetLife Stadium in New York last Wednesday, they were greeted by thousands of screaming fans. But no one was more excited than Magen Cabrera …
The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund has vowed to #BeThere for families tackling pediatric cancers, so they can #BeThere for their sick child. This :30 public service announcement, produced by our friends at First Coast News in Jacksonville, FL, explains the impact you can have on local families tackling childhood cancer. Thanks for your support!
Tom Coughlin is beginning his 10th season as the coach of the Giants, and in that time, he has ranted, raved and waved his arms on the sideline until his deportment has become an immutable fixture of the team’s culture. His countenance is as familiar as the team logo — the downturned upper lip, the hands on hips, a man …
New York Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin will host the Ninth Annual “Champions For Children” Gala, to be held on Friday, October 25, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. John K. Mara, President and CEO of the Giants, and Frank J. Bisignano, Chief Executive Officer First Data Corporation, will be honored for their civic leadership and community service …
This year’s golf tournament, which features 32 celebrities playing the Stadium Course with mostly corporate-sponsored foursomes, raised over $500,000 for the first time. Among the celebrities taking part in this year’s event were New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, ESPN analyst Chris Berman and several former Jacksonville Jaguars players, including …
This video, which aired at the 2013 Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Celebrity Golf Classic at TPC Sawgrass, poignantly illustrates what the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund is all about. Special thanks to First Coast News’ Dan Hicken for producing this wonderful piece.
He may have a knack for winning Super Bowls, but football is not the only passion of New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin. While Coughlin was still coaching college ball, one of his players—Jay McGillis, cornerback for the Boston College Eagles—was diagnosed with leukemia. For eight months, Coughlin witnessed the immense physical, emotional and financial strains the illness brought to …
Keli Coughlin, Executive Director of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund (TC Jay Fund), and Rita Malie, Program Manager, brought volunteers to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital (SJCH) on Tuesday, February 12, to engage in play time activities with pediatric patients and have a Valentine’s Day party. Members of the TC Jay Fund crafted modeling clay sculptures and engaged in exciting conversations …
In this widely-acclaimed ESPN piece which first aired on November 25th, 2012, Coach Coughlin and the McGillis family share the eternal bond that exists between them, and how that bond grew into the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation.
Coach Coughlin tells how meeting the Burchnell Family greatly impacted him.