JACKSON, Tennessee -- Derrick Burroughs still couldn't seem to believe Lane College was able to get Ray Lewis to come to Jackson.
The former star linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens was the featured speaker at Lane's "Dinner with the Pros" banquet Saturday night at Oman Arena, set up to raise money for improved locker room and weight room facilities for the football team.
"It's just a blessing that this guy would come way to Jackson, Tennessee and help us out and have no ties to Lane College whatsoever," Burroughs, the school's athletic director and head football coach, said.
Lewis took advantage of the moment, telling a couple hundred people gathered at tables on the Oman Arena floor about the role of faith, guidance from adults and individual motivation in his life.
Helping his mother, not starring in sports, drove Lewis' desire to work hard and stand out. He recalled being seven years old and seeing his mother beaten by a man and, despite the trauma, quickly preparing to go to work.
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