The Daily Coach: Sports Leadership Lessons Jake Gaither: Team of Character
In this episode of The Daily Coach: Sports Leadership Lessons, we revisit the remarkable legacy of Jake Gaither, the Florida A and M coach whose moral courage and commitment to character reshaped college football far beyond the field. While history often credits a single game for sparking integration in the sport, Gaither’s decades of leadership, education, and bridge building laid the true groundwork for lasting change. His coaching clinics drew the greatest minds in football and challenged leaders to look beneath the surface, confront inequality, and anchor their programs in values rather than ego. Gaither believed teams should be built on integrity, not price tags, and his influence endures as a model for every leader striving to develop people of character, not characters.
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