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 …
Last year I wrote about why booking too far in advance can be dangerous for your business, and this concept of margin so eloquently captures what I had recognized had been my problem: I was so booked up with clients that I wasn’t leaving any margin for error, growth, planning, or reflection.
Twenty-one years ago this month, Boston College’s Jay McGillis lost his fight against cancer, but his legacy lives on for perpetuity through the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation, created in his honor to help families who are tackling childhood cancer. Resigned to death after his body rejected a bone marrow transplant from his oldest brother Michael, McGillis returned home for …
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.
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University honored the Jay Fund’s very own Coach Tom Coughlin last week at the Pierre, as the CASA Columbia, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University hosted it’s 21st Anniversary Dinner. CASA was founded in 1992 by Joe Califano. Coach Coughlin and Jamie Lee Curtis were honored with the Inspiration …
Coughlin: Helping families tackling childhood cancer ‘puts things in perspective’ The Florida Times-Union Beth Reese Cravey March 16, 2013 3:14 AM EDT Copyright 2013 The Florida Times-Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. For the past few weeks, Tom Coughlin has been making the national media rounds plugging his new book about how …
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 …
by Alexi Strong, Staff Writer The Beaches Leader, Inc. More than seven months have passed since 5-year-old Elizabeth Forte completed treatment for acute lympholastic leukemia. Her parents watched Elizabeth in their Jacksonville Beach home last week play with her brother and sister, and formally introduce everyone in the room to her stuffed animals. They said she loves school, drawing, dancing …
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 …