Gettin' LIVE! with Lyndol Keith - the Opportunity Podcast

Gettin LIVE! with Damon West - How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World

Lyndol Keith Season 1 Episode 9

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In the 90s, Damon West had a promising football career ahead of him until injury intervened and drug addiction and a life of crime took him over.  After being convicted and sentenced 65 years in prison, Damon transformed himself while incarcerated, made parole on his first shot after only 7 years and became a beacon in his community, best selling author, professor, and motivational speaker.  Damon speaks at schools, universities, collegiate and professional athletic programs and has two books, 'The Change Agent' and 'The Coffee Bean'.  Here is a small part of his story.  Stay tuned for Part 2.