Added: Nov 18, 2008

From: presspass

Duration: 7:46

In 1991, Mike Utley was seriously injured while playing for the Detroit Lions. He has worked hard to bounce back and now serves as an inspiration and philanthropist to many who have similar injuries. Meet the Lions great, hear his story and see how and what he is doing as he plays bocce with some Lions to raise money and awareness for the Mike Utley Foundation and other Lions charities. As, always see more on our website at: PressPassTV.com and on our youtube page at: youtube.com/presspass. We update daily.

Channel: Sports

Tags: bocce  charity  detroit  ford  foundation  furrey  jacobson  lions  paralyzed  paraplegic  presspass  sanders  tv  utley 

Rating: 4.58 (12 ratings)    Views: 10708' favoriteCount='7    Comments: 6

deitysteve Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Great video. Inspirational. See you at the Dam2Dam again this year.

drdanr Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - cool guy...inspirational for everyone...handicapped or not..I hope Kevin Everett is at the very least as well as Mike Utley has turned out.

METHOTIS Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Mike is a class act- my all time fav Lion

faithgrace777 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - I have a question... I think I remember this. Is he the guy who died on the field and they brought him back... If so, I would have been 6yrs old at the time. This stuck with me all my life.

korikill Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - In 1971, Chuck Hughes (WR) died on the field from a heart attack.Reggie Brown went down with a neck injury in 1997 and needed mouth to mouth on the field. His career ended, however he is not paralyzed.

larrybud Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - No, he didn't die, but became paralyzed. The entire team was inspired and the year became the "Thumbs Up" year, because Mike gave the thumbs up as he was carted off the field.