J.C. Watts

When J.C. Watts first attended an FCA Huddle during his sophomore year in high school, the experience encouraged the prep football star to embrace the concept of lifestyle evangelism.

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Raymond Berry

During the 1960 NFL season, Raymond Berry fully committed his life to Christ and soon thereafter made sports ministry a top priority.

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Branch Rickey

Often referred to as “The Father of Modern Baseball,” Branch Rickey was one of FCA’s earliest and most prominent supporters.

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Steve Largent

As a high school sophomore, Steve Largent first attended an FCA meeting in order to escape his tumultuous home life. That led him to a revival service with some football teammates where he accepted Christ.

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Don McClanen

In 1947, Don McClanen, a 22-year old sophomore at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State), was divinely inspired with a groundbreaking sports ministry concept that would encourage athletes and coaches to use their platform to share the gospel.

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Nick Hyder

Considered to be one of Georgia’s greatest high school football coaches, Nick Hyder was also a faithful FCA supporter and volunteer, and regular attendee at FCA camps and clinics.

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Peggy Kirk Bell

Peggy Kirk Bell first learned about the ministry of FCA from one of its former presidents, John Erickson, and his wife, Polly, in the 1970s.

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Kay Yow

In 1975, first-year head coach Kay Yow allowed a campus ministry representative the opportunity to share the gospel with the North Carolina State women’s basketball team.

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Betsy King

In college, Betsy King often walked past posted fliers announcing weekly FCA meetings.

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Jerry Kindall

A longtime FCA supporter, Jerry Kindall served as an adult sponsor of FCA Huddles at the University of Minnesota and the University of Arizona during his coaching tenures there.

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