{"id":7862,"date":"2015-08-09T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T01:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7862"},"modified":"2015-08-09T21:09:24","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T01:09:24","slug":"watch-charles-haley-do-jmu-proud-with-his-pro-football-hall-of-fame-induction-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7862","title":{"rendered":"Watch Charles Haley Do JMU Proud With His Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xWd-rkGPaM8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Charles Haley became the first former JMU football player to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The five time Pro-Bowler and owner of a record 5 Super Bowl rings did his school proud.<\/p>\n<p>Haley was a terror on the field and for years was well known for his antics off it. It turned out however, that those antics came as a result of Haley&#8217;s battle with mental illness. It&#8217;s a topic he addressed head on during his speech. He explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My life spiraled out of control for years, for years, but today, guys, I am getting back into the locker room, to my teammates, and tell them guys the mistakes that I&#8217;ve made, and that the only way that you can grow is that you&#8217;ve got to ask for help.<\/p>\n<p>I walked into the league a 22-year-old man with a 16-year-old inside of me screaming for help, and I would not ask for it. I would not ask for that help.\u00a0 But today, guys, I take my medicine every day, and I try to inspire others to do the same, and that&#8217;s because I finally listened and thank you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course the speech wasn&#8217;t entirely about Haley&#8217;s mental health, but it was nice to see him speak so openly and honestly about something so personal. He also shared many stories and threw in a pretty good Jerry Jones impression for good measure. The speech drew rave reviews overall. It was a great moment for Haley and for the JMU Football program.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7862&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Haley became the first former JMU football player to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The five time Pro-Bowler and owner of a record 5 Super Bowl rings did his school proud. Haley was a terror on the field and for years was well known for his antics off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7526,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7526","url_meta":{"origin":7862,"position":0},"title":"JMU Alum Charles Haley Finally Gets Hall of Fame Call","date":"February 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"After 11 years on the ballot, and 6 years as a finalist, former JMU football player Charles Haley was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Haley played 12 years in the NFL with the San Fransisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. 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