Tony grew up in New Orleans,
Louisiana. He comes from a home of two hardworking
parents. Tony was encouraged to pursue excellence
in athletics and academics by his parents
who were the first in their families to
receive both Undergraduate and Advanced
degrees.
Tony was one of the rare dual sport athletes
in college, which made for no off-season.
He was a 4-year starter in football and
a 2-year starter in baseball. He was a Pac-10
Champion in both sports. He was 1st Team
All Pac-10 and a Consensus All American
in football. He was also on the cover of
Sports Illustrated.
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Tony
holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Media
Arts from the University of Arizona (1994),
which he finished in only four years. He
began pursuit of his first master's degree
while still playing ball in college and
completed it while playing in the NFL, a
Masters of Arts in Literacy and Education
from the University of Arizona (1997). After
a prolific college career, Tony went un-drafted.
He fought his way onto the Tampa Bay Buccaneer
roster in the NFL after being cut the last
week of training camp. His career lasted
four years in Tampa. |
| He played several years under
the well respected and Super Bowl Championship
coach Tony Dungy. After the NFL, like many
other professional athletes, he did not
make enough money to retire. He had to decide
what to do next. He began a new business,
and through that experience, he felt he
needed more business knowledge to reach
the same heights in the business world as
he did in athletics. While working full-time,
he pursued and acquired a Masters of Business
Administration from the W.P. Carey School
of Business at Arizona State University
(2005) at the age of 32. |
| While owning his first business,
Tony had a novel idea on developing a stackable
cup that dispenses with an attached lid.
After receiving customer interest in a multi-billion
dollar industry, Tony wrote a business plan
while getting his MBA. He won grant money
from Arizona State University, and then
raised private funds to start his company.
Tony is Chairman and CEO of Halo Cups, Inc.,
a distributor of the patented and award-winning
SwoopCup™.
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Tony and Allison have
three children.
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In addition, Tony currently serves on
the national boards of the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society and National Football
Player's Association. He has served on
the University of Arizona National Alumni
Board of Directors and is past Vice President
of the University of Arizona Maricopa
County Black Alumni Association. He was
also inducted into the University of Arizona
Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and has his
name in the Ring of Honor on the facade
of the Arizona Football Stadium.
In December 2007, Tony was diagnosed with
Stage 4 Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma.
Tony underwent chemotherapy in the spring
of 2008 to eliminate the cancer from his
body. As a cancer survivor, he knows tomorrow
is not promised and now dedicates his
life to the service of others.
Tony has been married to his wife, Allison,
a former schoolteacher, for almost 8 years.
Despite all of his athletic accomplishments,
he and his wife are most proud of their
three children. They reside in Anthem,
Arizona. Tony and his family are active
members of Christ Church of the Valley
in Peoria, AZ.
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