The North Fulton Forsyth Touch Down Club will be hosting the Outback Awards Banquet, honoring the Chamber Bowl Senior All-Stars and the NFFTD Club Award Winners at the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Tech, Friday, December 16th at 7:00pm. With special guest speaker Gary Downs.
Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a business mixer preceeding the Awards Banquet 5:30 – 7:00pm, tickets are available through the Chamber.
Biography
Gary Downs was born June 6, 1972, in New Bern, North Carolina. He was all ACC running back for the N.C. State Wolf pack in 1993. He was drafted in the 3rd round by the New York Giants in 1994. Downs was the special team’s captain for the Atlanta Falcons during their 1998 NFC championship season. Downs played 7 seasons with 3 different NFL teams and ended his pro playing career in 2001.
Downs has coached high school football and track for the past 9 years, with brief stints with the Atlanta Falcons as a coaching intern and one season with Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe as a running backs coach. In addition to his coaching duties Gary serves strength and conditioning coach specializing is speed and agility. In the offseason Gary trains high school, college and professional athletes.
Gary is a motivational speaker, combining his faith in Jesus Christ and his passion for sports.
On A Personal Note
Gary lives in Duluth Georgia with his wife Tanya, daughter Kameron 13, sons Joshua 10 and Caleb 6. Gary’s children are active in sports, Kameron is elite soccer player on Georgia’s Olympic Development team and his sons play multiple sports. Joshua and Caleb combined for 70 touchdowns this season.
