Recent Press

6/3/2008
Boulder Valley Schools Bring Ehrmann For Coaching Clinic
Boulder Valley School District Coaches and members of Colorado Univeristy football coaching staff attended an InSideOut Coaching Seminar and left with renewed passion and new ideas. ...

5/30/2008
Urbanite: Conversation with Joe Ehrmann
Writer Michael Anft has coffee with Joe Ehrmann to discuss his view on youth sports and the culture of sports. ...

5/9/2008
Civility: More Than A Bumper Sticker
Howard County is taking their Choose Civility campaign to the next level with their symposium featuring a keynote by Joe Ehrmann. ...

5/6/2008
Boys to Men: More to Sports Than Games
New Castle, PA: It was clear that Lawrence County's next generation was on the mind of Joe Ehrmann... ...

2/28/2008
Psychology: Society sends some boys down the wrong path
One of the greatest challeneges our society appears to be facing today concerns the healthy development of young men's identity...One has to wonder what the eventual cost of this phenomenon will be and whether we may already be seeing the effects... ...

2/14/2008
Annapolis Touchdown Club Resonates Challenge
As keynote speaker at the 54th annual Touchdown Club of Annapolis football awards banquet, Joe Ehrmann challenged the large contingent of young athletes in the room to set aside desire for personal glory...award winners espoused same values. ...

2/12/2008
Joe Ehrmann Speaking at Baylor Leadership Series
Joe Ehrmann will address Baylor on March 3rd as part of the Leadership Baylor Speaker Series which provides a forum for today's leaders to connect with leaders of tomorrow. ...

2/12/2008
Inspiring Lineman Lined Up by Bill Wagner
Joe Ehrmann was in the midst of a successful career as a professional football player when he went through a life-altering experience... ...

2/1/2008
On Growing Up by Bill Boswell
Commentary on masculinity and book commentary for Season of Life ...

11/20/2007
Ehrmann Reaches Hundreds at Colgate University
Joe Ehrmann spoke to a crowd of about three hundred strong at Colgate's Cotterall Court with a message about youth and culture that certainly had an effect on those who heard him speak. ...

11/1/2007
Joe Ehrmann Challenged Jacksonville-area High School Football Coaches
Joe Ehrmann challenged Jacksonville-area high school football coaches to maintain high standards and strong principles in their teachings and influence over players while stressing the importanace of relationships in team sports. ...

10/19/2007
Joe Ehrmann Named to 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America list
Institute for International Sport embarked on a project 3 years ago which culminated with a selection considered the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America.When Institute for International Sport Executive Director, Dan Doyle, administered a seri ...

10/4/2007
Press Box: The Rainmaker
Ex-NFL Player Joe Ehrmann Coaches Up Character, and does so beyond the sports field. Read about the trancendance of the message that has captivated coaches, and is moving into the mainstream classroom. ...

8/27/2007
Live Video Interview with Scott Gorman, MyIndiana.com Football
Listen the to Live interview at the Colts training facility preceding Joe's adress to the Colts players Monday, August 28, 2007. ...

8/27/2007
MyIndianaFootball announces Joe Ehrmann to Blog
“My fundamental belief is you can address about every social problem in America through sports,” Ehrmann said Monday, a day he visited the Colts’ practice facility to speak to Colts players at the invitation of Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy. ...

7/19/2007
Two Down and One to Go
Colts.com and MyIndianaFootball.com announce second major new site release in a month, with final one coming by Aug 15; featuring blogs by Tony Dungy, Joe Ehrmann and Paul Condry. ...

7/9/2007
Sports Heroes Bring Out the Boy in Grown Men
Canadian columnist Michael Clarkson shares thoughts about sports heroes of yesterday and today stating that Ehrmann goes beyond instilling good value system... ...

6/28/2007
ADA Makes Sure these Fathers Get Their Day
American Diabetes Association in conjunction with the Father's Day Council of Maryland presented its first-ever Father of the Year awards at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore honoring Joe Ehrmann, Kirby Fowler and Kenneth Banks. ...

5/30/2007
Eagles' Abiamiri a Confident Pick
Former Gilman player credits coaches with "good people factory" ...

5/27/2007
Abiamiri Looking to Make his Mark
The Eagles' new pick, Victor Abiamiri, credits Ehrmann and his former Gilman High School coach with learning the important, big-picture stuff. ...

5/7/2007
Love As Your Uniform
May 7, 2007, guest on Grace Matters, listen to an interview of Joe Ehrmann speaking with Peter Marty ...

4/10/2007
High School Notes: Making Athletes Better...People
The Sacramento Bee. Joe will participate in third consecutive year of Character Combine that has everything to do with integrity, respect, sportsmanship and giving coaches and players the tools to succeed outside of athletics. ...

3/27/2007
Ehrmann Delivers Powerful Message in Bristol
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame held its inqugural coachaes Day, and the keynote was delivered by Joe Ehrmann, which left everyone glued to their seat... ...

3/21/2007
Centerfield
By Michael Turpin: ConnecticutMom.org Blog for parents, reflecting on Joe's message: each kid is a treasure trove of possiblilty and sports is a stage where we can discover each child's potential. ...

3/21/2007
Ehrmann to Speak in Raleigh
The News & Observer. Joe Ehrmann brings his message of hope and urgency as an advocate for youth at the Loaves and Fishes banquet. ...

3/5/2007
Former NFL player turned motivational speaker Joe Ehrmann to appear at Eastern
Joe Ehrmann helps Bristol Sports hall of Fame celebrate the importance a coach has on the lives of many youth. ...

3/2/2007
Bristol to hold one of a kind event honoring coaches
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame held the state's first "Coaches Appreciation Day" on March 26. Joe Ehrmann will present a talk entitled, "Building Men and Women for Life" as the icing on the cake for this honoring event. ...

2/21/2007
American Diabetes Association Launches Inaugural Father of the Year Awards
Joe Ehrmann is one of three fathers to be honored by Maryland's chapter of the ADA's first annual Father of the Year Awards initiative. ...

2/1/2007
South Neighborhoods
Joe Ehrmann addresses students of Mt. Lebanon High School in separate sessions of boys and girls to focus on social pressures they feel. ...

1/28/2007
Joe Ehrmann: Parents Have Lost Perspective
Courant.com Look at sports in this culture and there's not another thing that engages people, family, communities, as much as sporting events. The sheer number of kids splaying sports and parents behind those kids is staggering. ...

1/27/2007
Thinking Out Loud
Building Men and Women for Others Blog following presentation to Mt. Lebanon, PA community. "Sports doesn't teach character unless a coach does." ...

1/19/2007
Presentation at NCHS
Rotary Club of New Canan reports on New Canaan Commity Foundation's sponsorship opportunitiy for Joe Ehrmann presentation at new Canaan High School. ...

1/18/2007
Coaches, AD's Ready to Receive Different Kind of Playbook from Ehrmann
by David Bossick. It's a coaching seminar, but it's not about X's and O's. ...

1/1/2007
Football Coaches: Built for Others
Ken Mannie, Head Strength/Conditioning Coach for Michigan State University writes about the impact Season of Life and Joe Ehrmann have on his approach to coaching. From Coach and Athletic Director Magazine, January, 2007. ...

12/19/2006
Illig Bringing his 'Message of Hope'
Brett Illig is bringing his organization, Message of Hope, to the community of Phoenixville, Pa, outside Philadelphia, with the help of his friend and mentor, NFL All-Pro Joe Ehrmann. ...

12/10/2006
Season of Life Book Review
Sportable.com posts a new book review for Season of Life which sees the meaning and application beyond sports and football to any real life situation, and contends that Season of Life is a powerful social commentary wrapped around sports. ...

12/2/2006
He Wants Boys, too, to Find the Meaning
Ophelia Project ...

11/28/2006
Dan Rodericks Interview
Super Bowl Sunday 2005 Dan Rodericks meets with Joe Ehrmann to discuss football, fathers, and the crisis of masculinity in America. ...

10/1/2006
Ehrmann brings a unique message to New Canaan visit
Preview of the talk scheduled for 10/4/06, possibly the largest speaking engagement in the town's history. ...

9/8/2006
Team Players: Monitor on Psychology
American Psychological Association takes a closer look at Gilman Football. Division 51 (Society for Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) members' work has helped change stereotypical definitions of masculinity among one school's football players. ...

7/31/2006
Panthers get a new lesson
Former NFL player now minister speaks to team on what it is to be a 'real man' ...

6/5/2006
Joe Ehrmann presented with Syracuse University 2004 George Arents Pioneer Medal
Ehrmann, one of six SU alumni, was presented with the highest alumni honor. ...

4/29/2006
Ex-NFL star defines what makes a good man
Former Syracuse University football great and ex-NFL star Joe Ehrmann is a mountain of a man, the picture of masculinity ...

4/28/2006
Seasons of Life: Triangle Launch 2006
“The single greatest issue facing our nation today is that of masculinity,” former NFL star Joe Ehrmann often says ...

4/28/2006
Former S.U. football great returns
Joe Ehrmann, who went on to star with the Baltimore Colts in the 70's, was the featured speaker at the Rescue Mission's Leadership Dinner Thursday night ...

4/26/2006
Ehrmann speaks to Rotary Club and Students
Former Syracuse University All-American Football Player Joe Ehrmann is taking his thoughts on the road hoping to change the views of Americans and sports ...

4/26/2006
Ex-Colt spreads Gilman message
To love each other!" It's hardly your typical pregame message, but at Baltimore Gilman High, where former Baltimore Colts defensive lineman Joe Ehrmann is a ...

3/26/2006
To be a Man
Someone who's doing that with great success is inner-city football coach Joe Ehrmann, a former star of the Baltimore Colts who has achieved extraordinary ...

1/30/2006
2,500 Substance Abuse Prevention Leaders to Convene in Washington
This year's keynote speaker is Joe Ehrmann, a 13-year veteran of the National Football League and volunteer high school football coach, whose inspirational ...

2/2/2005
Honoring Joe Ehrmann, and Men Transforming Football Culture
Read Hugo Schwyzer's blog about the real men's movement ...

12/16/2004
Trio of scribes unveils past gridiron memories
Three recent releases with area ties are in book stores now: "Season of Life," by Jeffrey Marx; "Tom Matte's Tales from the Ravens Sideline," by Tom Matte with ...

12/14/2004
Deborah Norville Tonight
Deborah Norville on MSNBC TV: Interview with Jeffrey Marx and Joe Ehrmann ...

12/6/2004
The Diane Rehm Show
Guest host Steve Roberts interviews Jeffrey Marx and Joe Ehrmann on WAMU 88.5 FM (Real Audio) ...

12/1/2004
Review of Season of Life
Review of Season of Life being read at the Kinkaid School ...

8/29/2004
He Turns Boys Into Men
Joe Ehrmann coaches winning high school football teams -- based not on a tough-guy ideal but on a different way of defining what manhood means (Parade Magazine) ...

4/29/2004
Joe Ehmann - National Honoree
7th Annual Frederick Douglass Men of Strength Awards ...