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17 Though it was through many arduous circumstances, I am grateful to the sport, my coaches and teammates for teaching me the value of integrity, hard work, loyalty, accountability and commitment to excellence. Marcus Powe Tuscaloosa engineer Alabama A&M Defensive end 2006-10 MEMORABLE MOMENT My most memorable game was during my sophomore year in college after finishing my redshirt year. I was mainly on our special teams that year until we played against one of our archrivals to get to the championship game. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I was actually third- or maybe fourth-string on the depth chart, and I wasn't expecting to play that game. I was in deep conversation with one of my roommates, who also played football, at the time wishing and hoping that our opportunity would surely come for us to play. All the players that were in front of me had gotten injured. Before I knew it, I heard my defensive line coach call my name three times. The first time I was thinking it was an accident. The second time hope was building up. The last time I knew it was my chance to go into the game. When I got in for the first play, it ended up being just a regular stop. The second play was my opportunity. The coach called for a twist among defensive ends. As the ball was hiked and we proceeded to execute the play, I ended up getting past one of the opposing team's offensive linemen with my eyes locked in on the quarterback. I acquired the sack but I heard the fans cheering long afterward. I stood up and saw that I had caused a fumble and one of my teammates picked the ball up and returned it for a touchdown. Sad to say, we lost the game but that was one opportunity and play that I will never forget. HOW MY FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE HELPS ME AT WORK AND LIFE Football has taught me numerous things but there are three that stick out that I carry with me on a daily basis: 1. Take advantage of your opportunities once they are presented and be dedicated to them. 2. No matter how tough the situation, continue to work and never give up. Be persistent. 3. When on a team, a person should realize there is no "I" or "You" in TEAM. I have said it before and I will continue to say it: "Together Everyone Achieves More." A lot of times things may not be going the way you would wish for them to go or you may fail trying. Learn from the situation, dust yourself off and keep pushing on. You never know when your big break may come. Quentin Riggins Senior vice president Government and Corporate Affairs Auburn University Linebacker 1986-1989 Team captain, All-SEC 1988-89, second team All-American 1988-89, 2009 SEC Football Legend MEMORABLE MOMENTS Four-year letter winner at linebacker. Accumulated 398 tackles (200 solo, 198 assists) during career, which ranks fifth in Auburn history, while helping the Tigers to SEC titles in 1987, '88 and '89. Played one season for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League, and covered Auburn Football for the Auburn Network from 1991 to 2015. HOW MY FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE HELPS ME AT WORK AND LIFE Don't be afraid of hard work; football in our region is such a tradition and it's something that if you understand that you use your football opportunity to get an education and play for your favorite school, and on the flip side of that if you stay out of trouble and graduate, the opportunities will come for you to have a successful career after football. The confidence Alabama Power had in me confirms that I was a student-athlete, and not just an athlete. Courtney Rose Farley Nuclear Plant OPS shift super visor Auburn University Defensive Back 1996-2000 SEC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Ole Miss in 2000 MEMORABLE MOMENT In 2000, we played our in-state rival, the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, in Bryant-Denny Stadium for the first time in 99 years. Despite the long-heated rivalry between the two teams, this was only the third meeting in Tuscaloosa. The first two games were played in 1895 and 1901. Auburn won both contests: the first game 48-0 and the second game 17-0. Nov. 18, 2000, was a cold and dreary day in Tuscaloosa. Sleet was falling and the temperature was in the mid-to-high teens. A lot was at stake for us – first and foremost bragging rights for the next year Riggins is SVP at APC today. Riggins was SEC Legend at Auburn. Rose