18 - Garry Gilliam on sparking change, Penn State career & NFC Championship touchdowns

EPISODE 18: After a successful career in the NFL, former Penn State player Garry Gilliam has turned his attention to sparking change in his hometown of Harrisburg. He joins The Sports Extra Podcast to talk about life after football, what he learned attending Milton Hershey and how Penn State and Head Coach Joe Paterno helped propel him to the man he is today. Gilliam talks at length about combatting systemic oppression, the vehicles that keep communities in poverty and how he hopes to change that cycle here in Harrisburg. Plus the podcast rolls towards the NFL season focusing on the Eagles joint training camp with the Patriots and Tim Tebow's tenure with the Jags. You can head to https://www.abc27.com/podcast for extended interviews. Please subscribe to our podcast wherever you listen, and let us know your thoughts on the show! See you every Thursday.