A retired cardiologist and former NFL quarterback and a retired NFL player turned motivational speaker will both deliver the Founder’s Day Convocation address Oct. 30 at 9:45 a.m. in Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium.
Dr. Archie Roberts
is founder of the nonprofit Living Heart Foundation. He is also a co-director of the NFL Player Care Foundation Cardiovascular Testing Program.
Leonard Wheeler
Leonard Wheeler played professional football in the NFL for eight years, retiring from the Carolina Panthers in 2001. He works now as an executive and personal coach and motivational speaker, helping people to reach their potential.
In 2008, he was elected to the National Steering Committee for the NFL Players Association, the governing body for retired NFL players.
The appearance of both men is part of a collaborative effort between the Living Healthy Partners medical group and the WSSU School of Health Sciences to reduce health disparities and improve heart health among WSSU students and the community at large.
