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The Only Book “The work begun by Youth For Tomorrow almost a quarter- “Don’t let anyone tell you Joe doesn’t know racing. He knew About ’ century ago has never strayed from its core mission — reaching it before he got in there, just that he knew drag racers before out to youth in need and setting them on a path for life. I’ve he knew stock cars. But once he got going, he realized the Life and Legacy. always been proud to be involved in that effort.” real money was in . But he’s about building PLUS RARE, NEVER –Dan Snyder championship teams.” BEEN SEEN PHOTOS! Redskins Owner –George Michael Former Sportscaster “As much of a finesse coach Joe Gibbs was, he was also NBC-4 in Washington a guy who would look you in the eye and say, ‘Here we come, our best against your best, see if you can stop us.’ ” “It didn’t really surprise me that Joe was able to build a team – that won the so fast. Once you get to know him, Former NFL Films President I don’t think anything would really surprise you about him, because he goes about things the proper way.” – “He was a great verbal leader, very charismatic, very smart. Former NASCAR Driver He was a guy who, with his words, could rile you up to move 1st Driver of just about any mountain, and you respected that about him. We knew he was right, and we went out and did the things he “Joe as you get to know him is a class individual. It’s obvious said to do.” why he’s been successful in his life as much as his career because – of his desire to be successful and also the style and class with Redskins Defensive which he operates.” 1981-1990 – NASCAR President “I thought he was the best coach that I’ve ever coached OVER 300 against. We were very fierce rivals for many years, and I just “Coach Gibbs invested in us, the least likely to succeed, in the have tremendous admiration and respect for what he did hopes that we would realize the potential he saw for us. Coach there, and how he did it. He’s what you would call the most PHOTOS! and Mrs. Pat Gibbs’ legacy will always be the contribution they worthy of opponents.” made to my world—not the world of sports.” – –Andrew, 1990 graduate and co-founder Former NFL of a technology consulting business. Pro Football Hall of Fame “YFT is an oasis in the midst of a world gone crazy, for children “He carries himself in a way that’s totally Joe. Absolutely when parents can’t do anything more at home. It gives them natural. No façade. No effort to try to impress people. He is a one last place they can go, a safe, loving, wonderful, spiritual coach’s coach.” place. Thank you, Joe Gibbs.” –Bill Walsh –Parents of a YFT Graduate. Former NFL Head Coach Pro Football Hall of Fame “A very special thank you to Coach Gibbs -- for envisioning a place called Youth for Tomorrow, where abused and “He’s a deep guy, he’s a granddaddy figure for us. We look at abandoned kids – like me -- can come to live, be loved, him like that. We look at him like that father-type figure. He’s educated, receive counseling for their issues and discover full of wisdom.” God’s grace.” – –Liesha, college graduate, criminal justice major. Redskins Cornerback 2001-2004, 2007-2009 FEATURES • 204 PAGES “Just a wonderful human being, very bright, a good person, “I truly believe that one of the most • 14” X 11” very ethical. Everything you’d want in a coach, Joe had.” important things that will be at my feet is 11835 Hazel Circle Drive | Bristow, 20136 | 703-396-8415 • PRINTED IN FULL COLOR – that youth home. Youth For Tomorrow www.YouthForTomorrow.org • PRINTED ON HEAVYWEIGHT MATTE PAPER Former NFL Head Coach is probably one of the most important • CASE BOUND WITH FULL COLOR JACKET Pro Football Hall of Fame things I will ever do in my life.” –Joe Gibbs • A ONE OF A KIND LIMITED EDITION Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 JOE GIBBS: A GAME PLAN FOR YOUTH RACING TO WIN FAITH & FAMILY A WASHINGTON MONUMENT OVER 300

RACING TO WIN FAITH AND FAMILY PHOTOS! THE FIRST RESIDENTS

Left: CBS’s Lesley Visser interviews a victorious Coach Gibbs after A TRIBUTE – NORM MILLER A TRIBUTE – DON MEREDITH XXVI. Looking on are NFL Commissioner A Brother in the Lord (holding the Trophy), Redskins owner Jack Kent from a Christian standpoint, a spiritual standpoint, then, of course, with him Cooke and general manager Charley Casserly. The first four residents moved into the new YFT home in 1986 and within two years, the had grown to twelve. “Bill was always there for us – always. He was invaluable. We will be forever in his debt for the being such a celebrated NFL coach and his history of winning Super Bowls. Anderson Youth Home. Right: Coach Gibbs and long-time Redskins They came with records of truancy, poor school performance, substance abuse and troubles with the juvenile justice hank you for the opportunity to write. I am a tributehonored to to Joe do for so. Joe’s just a straight-up guy. His intention is to deliver more than he photographer Nate Fine share a moment together countless favors he showered upon us. And more than the tangible evidence of that support, he system. Many came from homes without fathers, some without mothers and others from intact but dysfunctional In a nutshell, that’s how all of this started. Joe had a vision. He after the Redskins’ win in Super Bowl XXII. Fine, was a leader and advisor in the management and growth of the youth home.” families. YFT met them with a loving home environment and a residential school with intensive individual attention. this book, Joe Gibbs~An Enduring Legacy promises, which is pretty rare at times like these. His word and handshake are met Joe Gibbs a month or so after his first Super Bowl as coach Joe and I have become close friends through the years and have gathered around him men who could help put the vision together. Joe went a beloved figure in the organization who was –Joe Gibbs in remarks after the passing of William A. Hazel in 2012. as good as a contract. But the main thing is he gives his all no matter what he’s of the Washington Redskins. I was shocked when a phone call suffering from lung cancer at the time, was much respect for each other. We are linked through a special to Dallas with a strong conviction that God wanted him to do this. We came awarded a game ball. He died a few months going to do. He does everything he can to make it happen. He wants to help came from him one evening. He told me that a mutual friend personal and spiritual bond, and our strategically beneficial back with a picture of “how” to do it. later. Fine started with the Redskins in 1937, their you as the sponsor every way possible! had recommended me as someone who might be able to help with Joe wasn’t sure anything good could come out of Dallas, but God inaugural season in Washington, and advanced corporate relationship is built upon trust and faith in one another. I was so happy to see Joe being presented with a Lifetime Achievement a project that God had put on his heart. (I was a guy who enjoyed from snapping many photos of the team and its always has the last laugh! All of the men who greeted us that day are My “ride” with him, still going strong after more than two decades, is one that players to shooting stellar videos of Redskins Award at Youth For Tomorrow’s Burgundy and Gold Banquet last May. That starting and putting together organizations and churches.) That was a mentioned in this book. Parenthetically, if you have read one of Joe’s first games and practices. Another legendary Redskins I will always cherish. Joe Gibbs and Bill Hazel (2009). distinction was long overdue. He has done so many amazing things to earn it. little over 30 years ago. two books, you might remember that three of those men: Jerry Campbell, the coach, George Allen, called Fine the “Cecil B. Most of us don’t make many close friends after we’re about 50 or so. At the banquet, I loved hearing the success stories told by some of DeMille of the NFL.” A week later we met for lunch. Joe shared his experience working with director of the Home in Dallas; Ralph Fellers, a Dallas area banker; and Don Despite his incredibly busy schedule as Washington Redskins head coach, Joe Gibbs always The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Joe’s first car, the No. 18 Monte Carlo. Joe is standing next to his You almost have to live with somebody like you did going back to the old days the young men and women who have received the guidance they need to close advisor Don Meredith, the Founder and President of Christian Family Life and today the Executive Vice President of Joe Gibbs young kids in the D.C. area during the off-season. It was clear to me that God Carter, owner of the Dallas Mavericks team, were mentioned. A made time for the Youth For Tomorrow residents. He came to the home to give encouragement in college and times like that to get close. We are really fortunate because our successfully assimilate in society. To know that more than 2,000 kids have to the young men, often leading Bible study. Even when he was on the road, including when Racing. The two are flanked by Joe’s sons, J.D. (left) and Coy (right). Interstate Batteries first established its sponsorship of JGR had really touched his heart. He wanted to help kids on the street find their year after our trip to learn about the youth home, these same men graciously prior to the 1992 season, enabling the start-up team to open up its doors in time for that year’s season-opening Daytona 500. wives hit it off, too. Then, of course, with our Christian faith, we’re brothers coaching the Redskins at the Super Bowl and players at the ’s benefited from YFT is so gratifying – all of the young people who have been way in life. Many had overworked mothers and no fathers in their homes. helped Joe out on another project. Joe is grateful to them even today. games, he would always keep the kids at the Youth Home in his thoughts and prayers. The Dallas-based company has been a primary sponsor since. “We have been blessed by our relationship with Norm Miller and and sisters in Christ, which has kept us on the same track, prayerfully trying there and have been helped and loved and blessed. They’re not just names Interstate Batteries,” Joe said. “They took a chance on us more than two decades ago as our founding sponsor, and the partnership Coach Joe observes the action at the Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 14, 1993, as his first driver, Dale Jarrett, roars to victory in The idea of a home for youth was in embryo vision. I was moved by his After that, we formed the first Board and asked God to provide the to honor God with our lives. has been outstanding ever since. They are a great example of the type of relationships we seek to build with our partners.” the most prestigious NASCAR event: the Daytona 500. Jarrett, driving his bright green No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, passed “The and statistics. We all need to remember that. determination. But two things were clear to me. seed money to start Youth For Tomorrow. We decided to have a fundraising Intimidator,” , in the final lap and beat him to the checkered flag by .16 seconds in a chapter of “The Dale and Dale Show.” From a Christian standpoint, he’s one of my heroes because the guy is When we hooked up with Joe, we had no intention of getting involved First, Joe had no idea what this was going to entail. Secondly, I had Joe equated that victory with an “NFL expansion team winning the Super Bowl in only its second season.” The triumph came after Joe WHY BELIEVE? banquet at the Washington Hilton. , and then JOE GIBBS NEVER LEFT genuine and doesn’t just talk about his goals. He thinks them through. He Gibbs Racing debuted inauspiciously in 1992, winning none of its 29 races and finishing 19th in overall points, despite two top-five finishes. with Youth For Tomorrow. But Joe presented the opportunity and gave us a WHAT GOD HAS DONE IN HIS LIFE never put a youth home together. Vice-President George H. W. Bush, agreed to speak at the event. Our small makes a plan, commits his assets, efforts, time and money, and he goes for it chance to be a part of a wonderful ministry. I’m so glad that he did! It’s been Now, I had lived in Dallas and remembered hearing that Roger Board began to pray for an attendance of 2,000. Consistent with his personal integrity, faith and commitment, Joe Gibbs remained actively involved in YFT activities – but always in prayer and trying to honor God every way he can. He’s been a tremendous honor to help drive the growth of YFT. I am proud to be a Right: , Gary Clark and during his two terms as Redskins coach and continued his involvement as he switched his focus to the world of Staubach and Tom Landry were involved with a youth home. That Two months before the banquet, the Board realized we had sold only a tremendous example for me of somebody who just really makes an “all in” formed the “Posse,” a dangerous receiving trio NASCAR. Although he lives in Charlotte, , he travels to Virginia often to participate in Youth For “major donor” to the Chapel to be built on the campus in the near future. In the early 1990s, a dark cloud enveloped Joe and his family encouraged Joe that maybe we could pursue that avenue. After putting our 200 tickets. God was building faith in our lives. Joe, who had his hands full that amassed prolific statistics in the late Tomorrow’s activities. He also has taken YFT residents out to the track and hosted the youth home’s donors, trustees effort. God says, “Draw near to me, and I’ll draw near to you,” and Joe does. Congratulations, my friend. You truly deserve all of the recognition when he found himself being held responsible for an extensive “If you trust God and follow His plan, and early 1990s. In one season, 1989, the thoughts on paper we left the restaurant. with the Redskins, realized that God expected more from us. We began to and advisory board members at Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters in Charlotte. He just puts his whole heart and soul into it! series of loans a business partner had signed for on real estate threesome each totaled more than 1,000 receiving that is being given to you in this book. See you back at the track! As we walked out Heto ourwill cars, lead Iyou realized through that the I had darkness.” a Cowboy sticker become a team that prayed together and planned together. Joe Gibbs with some of the first residents (1989). I’m often asked what influenced me to name Interstate Batteries as investments that had gone sour in the economic downturn. Don yards, only the second time in NFL history three on my car. When we finished talking he started toward his car, then turned Talk about miracles! We did have 2,000 guests at the banquet and players on the same team had accomplished that Meredith offered his help and spent two months assessing the the flagship sponsor of Joe’s first NASCAR team. I think back to a breakfast Norm Miller around with a twinkle in his eye and said, “Oh by the–Joe way, Gibbs if we’re going to DONATION PLEDGE feat. In the eyes of long-time Right: Joe shows his emotions during Super Bowl XXVI. He was all Joe with some of the earliest residents. raised $250,000, enough to buy the land the home sits on today. God showed where he spoke to us at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. We didn’t know problem and found that it was very serious. He and Joe turned reporter Paul Zimmerman, Coach Gibbs’ offensive smiles following the Redskins’ 37-24 win over Buffalo, the last of his “Joe helped define what the Washington Redskins stand Chairman of the Board work together you better get that sticker off your car!” He was joking, but I Himself strong to our small group of SOMEmen. Now weFAVORITE knew God was definitely BIBLE VERSES wizardry fueled their success. “He revealed a three Super Bowl triumphs. each other at the time. But I was really impressed. He really understood the Interstate Batteries to prayer. Miraculously, a group of Christian men stepped up, “In an important way, you may be better prepared for life than most other teenagers, didn’t know that about Joe. The next day it was off!! going to build this home for kids. sort of offensive genius that I never saw coming,” for – integrity, hard work, determination, winning and provided introductions to banks and helped create a long-term Bible, God’s truth and the promises in regard to sin, forgiveness and salvation. Shortly after that, Joe called Tom and Roger and set up a time for us to Zimmerman said of Joe. “It wasn’t so much with championships. Who better to set our strategy and lead because you’ve already overcome adversity. You’ve already overcome some tough Next, God brought Bill Hazel, a northern Virginia contractor, to Above: Art Monk was one of Joe’s “silent” leaders. – Joe Gibbs, graduation, 1988 Just the basic gospel. Then I went to another breakfast where Joe was the payoff plan. God’s hand was evident. This group included the men Having Faith in the Bible: the Hogs, that ground attack. It was the ‘bunch’ “When kids turn 14 they are big enough physically,the Redskins back to championship glory.” problems. And also, because there are so many people pulling and praying for you.” go to Dallas to see the Paul Anderson Youth Home. A couple of weeks later, prepare the land for a building. The miracles never stopped coming. Clark The superstar receiver rarely uttered a word to formation they used to use, which was quite keynote speaker. He was just excellent. I thought, “Wow, I wonder where Joe and Don had met while establishing the youth home: Paul teammates or reporters. When he spoke up in and sometimes they are dealing with issues that can 31 73 127 Steve Templeton, Kenny McKeehan, Joe and I went to Dallas to talk in-depth and Brenda Lawrence, a wonderfully“The book Godly of Law couple, shall not were depart theJoshua first from 1:8: “parents”your mouth,165 to but you shall innovative. They had three receivers all running he learned this, I wonder who trained him.” So I had an admiration for him Anderson Youth Home operator Jerry Campbell, Don Carter and team meetings, however, other Redskins kept quiet complicated patterns at the same time. All hell be intimidating and turn some people off. I was about how to start a youth home: what it would entail, costs, finding land, meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all and listened in what Coach Gibbs has described as Robert Fraley. It took five long years of sacrifice and hard work, would break loose, they’d go every which way. always drawn to them. I like them. I relate to them, – building a building, etc. All four of us loved everything we saw about the Paul that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and an “E. F. Hutton moment.” Monk, the Redskins’ all- The genius of it was he always managed to break a Asked why he supported YFT, William A. Hazel once said, “When Joe Gibbs founded but Joe cleared the debts and avoided bankruptcy. His experience then you will have good success.” time leading receiver (888 catches), was enshrined and I think they’re fun. I feel that’s an area God The original boys residence was named the William A Hazel House in honor guy free somewhere. That’s what put him over the Youth For Tomorrow in 1986, his commitment to wayward teenagers told me more about changed the way he handled money and prepared him for later in the Hall of Fame in 2008, the same year as wants me involved in.” of the immeasurable support he extended to Youth For Tomorrow. Joe Gibbs~An Enduring Legacy Joe Gibbs~An Enduring Legacy YES! I would like a copy of commemorative book Joe as a person than all the Redskins and NASCAR victories for which he is more famous. “Joe Gibbs, An Enduring Legacy,” top – his innovative ability.” . The YFT program has served hundreds of boys and girls giving them a quality education, success. He vowed never to make the same mistakes again and to –Joe Gibbs, media conference, 1986 a loving and caring home environment, a moral compass and preparation for college, the trust what he discovered in God’s Word. armed forces or the workforce. What a commendable legacy!” Making Decisions: “Count it all joy when you fall Jamesinto various 1: 2-6: trials, knowing that the 30 72 A GAME PLAN FOR YOUTH Jarrett steered JGR’s No. 18 car for three RACING TO WIN testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect * Enclosed is my donation check payable to Youth For Tomorrow, for seasons (1992-94), before departing for work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any the Robert team, where he of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and would win the Winston Cup Series title WHY BELIEVE? before the decade was out. without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, RACING TO WIN THE EXISTENCE OF THE BIBLE with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and Right: Coach Gibbs, defensive coordinator and IN HIS OWN WORDS – WHAT YFT MEANS TO JOE GIBBS chatted with and answered fan tossed by the wind.” 76 132 raise money and resources because for at risk kids, it’s very, very intensive as to Joe Gibbs Racing captured the “Super Bowl of stock car racing” when driver Dale questions at FedExField on April 24, 2004, after the Redskins drafted YFT residents and staff wish * $1,000 1 Book * $4,500 5 Books * $7,200 9 Books Joe a Happy 50th Birthday. Jarrett crossed the finish line first in the Daytona 500 in February 1993. And with that day. More than 40,000 fans showed up at the hen we originally started to think about this, four of the help, the counseling, the teachers that you need on the property. But the great he thrill of competition and a fierce desire to win have long been WHY BELIEVE? stadium. Bugel was one of four assistants from the Joe Gibbs-1 that, a man with three Super Bowl wins to his name left no doubt that he could also us sat down for that first breakfast. I’m always the one thing about it is -- think about it -- how many times in life do you have a chance trademarks of Joe Gibbs. era who returned to coach with Joe in his second go-round, along to change some young person’s life? Probably not going to do it in hours. You’re Winning the Daytona 500 in 1993 placed Jarrett among the elite drivers in . He finished in fourth place that year in the score titanic victories on the race track. “There is no net. I am hanging. Therewith isDon nothing Breaux, Jack down Burns there. and Warren There’s “Rennie” nothing Simmons, Joe’s that comes up with all these ideas but I’m not the one In 2014, NFL Films interviewed Coach Joe Gibbs for a television Winston Cup Series point standings (now Sprint Cup Series) with 4,000, not bad for a NASCAR Thoseteam in onlycharacteristics, its second season. which have elevated him to incredible heights in the Joe Gibbs Racing has since become a powerhouse in the world of stock car THE COMPLEXITY OF THE UNIVERSE AND GOD’S CREATION Faith: going to catch us. And that may be thechildhood biggest friend. thrill. “I came Knowing back because how of hardJoe, only it him,”is, but Bugel “I come here with the most humble spirit. I really truly not going to do it in a week. The average stay of our kids is around a year. It’s just special. This is what he had to say about Youth For Tomorrow: that follows through with them! So I had three guys “It didn’t really surprise me that Joe was able to build a team that won the Daytona 500 so fast,” Jarrettworld said. of sports, “Once you sprouted get to in his youth. “For it is by grace that you haveEphesians been saved 2 8-9: – through faith – and this getting a chance to do something that saidis super at the time.hard.” “And for the Redskins. That old saying is true for believe my part is a small part. I’m anxious to be a part of unbelievable the talent that so many of these young people have. We’ve got kids know him, I don’t think anything would really surprise you about him, because he goes about things the proper way. He’s going racing, capturing three Sprint Cup SeriesNASCAR championships – and four –XFINITY the premier Series series Owner’s in not from yourselves,“I have been it isamazed the gift so of many God – times not by that works, so that no one us: once a Redskin, always a Redskin.” that were with me, Don Meredith, Ken McKeehan and Steve Growing up in the small town of Enka, North Carolina in the western * * * to do what it takes within his means to be successful. He’s very good at sitting back and evaluating what needs to be done to when I pick up my Bible, I find that it speaks $2,000 2 Books $5,000 6 Books $8,000 10 Books this. I’m coming into this with my eyes wide open. This is that have graduated that have their master’s degree in music and they’re teaching championships. The latter mark is tied for Joe leads a prayer. can boast.” 40 Joe in a 2007 visit to YFT. (R) Bill Hanley, YFT Athletic Director.Templeton. I said, “I’ll tell you what, let’s have a banquet. make those things happen. Certainly, after you know him for a period of time, you’re not surprised bypart any of histhe success.” state, Joe was immersed in sports, competing in football, 178 all new, this is different for us. We’re trying to go forward in college. We have young people out there that come back out and work at the the most ever in the XFINITY Series. In all, to whatever situation that may be troubling Let’s Invite Roger Staubach and some people and let’s have a Joe carries his message of God’s powerful help to many me at the time. To me, that is just one more with our players and a whole new group of people. From youth home from a counseling standpoint. We’ve had so many success stories that and basketball games around the JGR amassed 114 Sprint Cup Series and 101 different venues, including this prison in Orlando, . evidence of God. When I was in the midst –Joe Gibbs banquet and kick it off to raise funds.” And we did that. have come out of there. neighborhood. He was far from the most XFINITY Series victories through the 2014 this point on, the past doesn’t buy us much, other than of a financial crisis, I would get on my knees So then we had a small amount of money. I think we had like $130,000 I don’t have much time. I’m running around doing all this stuff. But I talented athlete. But in another trait that would relationships.” season. and pray to God for guidance. When I picked define him in the ensuing years, he remained While evolving into one of NASCAR’s * * * or something. So we went out to try and look for property. And we had certain know by me helping the youth home and contributing to the youth home, I’m $2,700 3 Books $5,600 7 Books $10,000 10 Books plus 1 Special Edition –Joe Gibbs up my Bible, it almost always seemed to 77 undeterred and, with the instincts of an 133 parameters. It had to be within 30 minutes of Redskins Park and all kinds of stuff helping to change young people’s lives, and that’s the way the other peopleRACING on the TO WIN premier teams, Joe Gibbs Racing has grown speak clearly to me about the issues that were overachiever, he worked relentlessly to improve. like that. So we find this piece of property and we put down a down payment on it. board and everybody that supports our charity events look at it also. from a single-car operation to one with four troubling me that day or the challenges I would At the same time, Joe became captivated It was like 130 acres or something like that. I looked at it and I said, “This is in the God left us his Word in the Bible, and it tells us that someday we’re going Sprint Cup Series teams. JGR also sports three face. It seemed like God was speaking directly middle of nowhere, but it kind of fits what we’re after.” If I’d only gone next door to stand before God and the only thing that’sJOE going AND to be at our A feet SPORTSCASTING is what we’ve LEGEND by another sport: auto racing. XFINITY Series cars. to me through His Word. To me, the Bible “I loved cars and grew up fascinated and bought a piece of property for myself, I would be worth a lot of money right doneMichael for Him. also askedI’ve got Joe to howtell you fast that his heartworries would me because be pumping I’m afraid when God he sees is going How did he do it? How did Joe Gibbs itself is proof of the existence of God. It is the * $3,600 4 Books * $6,400 8 Books Bonded Leather Edition his Interstate car zooming around the track at the Daytona 500. now, because everything’s grown up out there. to look at me and say: “Joe, you did pretty good. You got 25% of what I wanted with hot rods and racing,” he remembered. “I transition from football to a totally unrelated best-selling book in the world, and it can speak Right: Coach Gibbs and long-time Redskins “Bill was always there for us – always. He was invaluable. We will be forever in his debt for the But it was great for us to get started; and then it was just different Joe: “I’ll tell you what, I’ve already been thinking about that. I’ve got to couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel! Enka had directly to every individual who reads it. It photographer Nate Fine share a moment together countless favors he showered upon us. And more than the tangible evidence of that support, he you to do.” A NEW ERA sport and build his stock car racing team 179 41 tell you if anybody knows anything about auto racing, I think my heart right a few streets built on steep hills, and my first was written over a period of 1,500 years by after the Redskins’ win in Super Bowl XXII. Fine, was a leader and advisor in the management and growth of the youth home.” individuals In the community there in Washington, D.C. and different I truly believe that one of the most important things that will be at my feet from scratch into an elite unit? He has kept Joe giving a talk at YFT (2014). a beloved figure in the organization who was there is going to be pumping as hard as it ever has for a Super Bowl or anything During its first 16 seasons, Joe Gibbs Racing competed usingsensation General of Motorsspeed cars. came Of from its three racing Sprint down Cup theSeries championships, dozens of authors, and still it is perfect. It has –Joe Gibbs in remarks after the passing of William A. Hazel in 2012. organizations helped us all along the way. I always said this: Washington has is that youth home. Youth For Tomorrow is probably one of the most important things uncomplicated, relying on many of the (While supplies last) suffering from lung cancer at the time, was else. I guess, George, I’m one of the luckiest guys in the world. I kind of get two were in Grand Prixes and one in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. But JGR ended its arrangement with General Motors at the been scrutinized through the centuries and still streets, thinking this is as fast as anyone has ever awarded a game ball. He died a few months more talent than any other city in the world. With all of those people contributing things I will ever do in my life. end of 2007 and began running the following season. emotional because, to get a chance to coach a football team, that’s one great thrill Joe in his first hot rod. It was built in a Southern California garage. it remains error-free and relevant today.”–Joe Gibbs later. Fine started with the Redskins in 1937, their THE FIRSTwe were RESIDENTSable to get the first youth home built. The first youth home had three When our life here on Earth is over, what we leave behind is not the gone! My soap box cart was probably pegging same leadership, managerial and organizational skills that he flashed coaching inaugural season in Washington, and advanced in somebody’s life. But now to get a chance to own a race car, I think that’s kind With Joe leading recruitment efforts, JGR has acquired a myriad of new sponsors in recent years. In Sprint Cup competition, the wings to it, and it housed eight kids per wing. So it was like 24 was max for us. all of 20 miles per hour.” the Redskins to prominence, including his exemplary work ethic, propensity for from snapping many photos of the team and its football games or NASCAR races, but the impact that we have had on others. For team now sports the No. 20 Dollar General/DEWALT- Camry driven by , the No. 18 M&M’s/Interstate Batteries When Joe goes to Youth For Tomorrow and leads discussions with the boys and girls there, he talks about his A FOUNDATION OF FAITH of like my dream come true. A good friend told me the other day, he said, ‘Gosh, Joe envisioned one day being in the thick of the action. He loved the surrounding himself with the best people he can find and his knowledge of team faith in terms they can understand. He gives them simple examples of why he is a believer. The miracle of players to shooting stellar videos of Redskins The first four residents moved into the new YFT homeBut in now1986 we’veand within expanded. two years, We the have number a girls had home.grown to We twelve. have other homes built Pat and me, it’s going to be our two boys, our eight grandkids, our daughters-in- Toyota Camry driven by and the No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry driven by . Veteran NASCAR driver Carl games and practices. Another legendary Redskins Joe Gibbs and Bill Hazel (2009). Joe, thanks for this experience.’ He said, ‘Football and cars, what else could you Edwards joined JGR in 2015 and is steering the No. 19 Arris/STANLEY-Toyotaof race cars and Camry. the roar of powerful engines. His dream became reality in January creation and the complexity of the universe, he says, is one more proof to him of the existence of God. They came with records of truancy, poor school performance,on the property. substance Thenabuse andwe troubleswere able with to theput juvenile our educational justice classes there with a law and the impact we have on them and others. And I think one of the biggest building. The success of Joe’s straightforward approach has made him someone Youth For Tomorrow Joe was raised near Asheville, N.C. in the 1940s. Although the family did not have Mail to: coach, George Allen, called Fine the “Cecil B. system. Many came from homes without fathers, some without mothers and others from intact but dysfunctional want in life.’ ” 1992. While still coaching the Washington Redskins, he launched Joe Gibbs Racing. Left: CBS’s Lesley Visser interviews a victoriousLeft: Coach Joe with Gibbs his afterlong-time friend, Redskins offensive coordinator gymnasium and our offices in another building. So it’s grown substantially; and impacts that I could have in my life is going to be that youth home and the impact who many people try to emulate. much money, he and his brother, Jim, spent many of their days outdoors playing DeMille of the NFL.” Super Bowl XXVI. Looking on are NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue families. YFT met them with a loving home environment and a residential school with intensive individual attention. Joe planted the seeds for his racing team shortly after the 1990 football , before an exhibition game against the St. Louis Rams on with some of our board members, we reached out and purchased some other In theit 2004 is having interview, on those George young Michael people. spoke fondly of Joe as he This time, there would be no soap box carts. Instead, he’d be front and center in sports and spending time with their Uncle Walter. Joe was a competitive athlete (holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy), RedskinsAug. owner 27, 2004.Jack Kent Breaux coached the running backs for all 12 seasons reminisced about the coach’s passion for auto racing: and worked hard at trying to be the best in every sport he could. And his mother, property around us. So now we have more than 200 acres. So it’s grown some the nation’s fastest-growing spectator sport – where $150,000 cars zoom at speeds of season. He and his friend and business partner, Don Meredith, started by speaking Cooke and general manager Charley Casserly. of the Joe Gibbs-1 era. The two once served together as assistant grandmother and Aunt Louise made sure that he attended Sunday school and church. “Don’t let anyone tell you Joe doesn’t know racing. He knew it before nearly 200 miles per hour in races witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. with a series of racing experts. They included Rick Hendrick, founder and owner coaches at Florida State and Arkansas. because of the wisdom of the board in looking at that property. “If I showed you this watch, and I said to you, do you see how complicated it is? Do “My pastor and Sunday school teachers taught me that I was not created by accident, 43 he got in there, just that he knew drag racers before he knew stock cars. But 75 Joe, eager to step on the gas pedal, quickly displayed the same championship 129 177 11835 Hazel Circle Drive We have fundraisers. And we’ve tried probably every way in the world to you think this is an accident? Somebody had to create it. You’ve never seen that but that God loved me and made me special and had a plan for my life. If I would trust once he got going, he realized the real money was in stock car racing. But he’s him, he would lead me in the right direction,” he said. flair that he showed coaching the Redskins. In just its second season of existence, person, but everyone would say there is a watchmaker somewhere. I want you to Joe’s first draft pick following his return about building championship teams. When I’d go down to Joe Gibbs Racing think about the world. You know how complicated it is. Doesn’t it make common was Sean Taylor, an incredibly talented in Charlotte and visit him, he would be doing things that no other NASCAR In his interview with Michael, Joe likened his ownership of a race car to a “dream come true.” 44 Joe Gibbs~An Enduring Legacy sense that someone made it? That there is a world maker somewhere? Only–Joe one Gibbs safety out of the University of . team would even think of. He just did so many things that were almost football The Redskins selected Taylor with the person could have made it, and that is God. God loves you. God made this world.” Bristow VA 20136 No. 5 overall pick in the 2004 draft. oriented that I said, ‘No matter what, he’s always going to be a coach.’ ” “I saw the same level of competitiveness in him in NASCAR as when he Right: Ricky Sanders, Gary Clark and Art Monk coached in the NFL. He has an intensity level. One of the reasons we genuinely formed the “Posse,” a dangerous receiving trio “In July of 1991, Joe was ready. He had been working on it a long time. that amassed prolific statistics in the late 1980s Every Monday during football season, when he and I would get together to do love each other is we accept that we’re crazy for competition and demand 100 Cowboys Coach Tom Landry (c. 1978) and early 1990s. In one season,42 1989, the 74 the sports, he’d always say, ‘You got any good NASCAR or drag racing to show percent excellence. Everybody knows you’re on the edge all the time when you’re 176 threesome each totaled more than 1,000 receiving yards, only the second time in NFL history three me?’ If the Redskins got clobbered by the Giants, he’d say, ‘I hope you got good working for Joe Gibbs, and he brings that to his racing teams. The difference players on the same team had accomplished that JOE GIBBSNASCAR NEVER because LEFT my highlights stink.’ Just things like that. He had a great was, he was able to enjoy himself more. Part of it was J.D. Gibbs clearly showing Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry and Roger Staubach (1978) feat. In the eyes of long-time Sports Illustrated sense of humor about it. By the same token, I will tell you that when he loses get he had the ability to manage the company, so Joe could go recruit a new major Above: Art Monk was one of Joe’s “silent” leaders. reporter Paul Zimmerman, Coach Gibbs’ offensive Three generations of Gibbs’ with the JGR winning driver in Victory Lane at Martinsville For payment by credit card or PayPal visit www.YouthForTomorrow.org/LegacyBook The superstar receiver rarely uttered a word to out of the way; don’t try to talk to him. Understand he’s going to do what he has sponsor and take care of things like that. But there’s no question that he was wizardry fueled their success. “He revealed a Speedway in 2009. (L-R) Joe, Driver Denny Hamlin, J.D. and J.D.’s oldest son, Jackson Gibbs. teammates or reporters. When he spoke up in sort of offensive genius that I never saw coming,” to do, but he doesn’t take losing well. Everybody talked about how there was no very, very competitive. You just cannot imagine the depth of his commitment to LANDRY AND STAUBACH team meetings, however, other Redskins kept quiet Zimmerman said of Joe. “It wasn’t so much with Despite his incredibly busy schedule as Washington Redskins head coach, Joe Gibbs always Consistent with his personal integrity, faith and commitment,price for Joe losing Gibbs at remained Redskins actively Park. involved The inprice YFT foractivities losing is knowing that Joe Gibbs excellence with those race teams.” and listened in what Coach Gibbs has described as the Hogs, that ground attack. It was the ‘bunch’ made time for the Youth For Tomorrow residents. He came to the home to give encouragement during his two terms as Redskins coach and continued his involvement as Joehe switched with one hisof his focus star to drivers, the world Denny of Hamlin. Legendary Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry, who served on the board of the Paul Anderson Youth Home an “E. F. Hutton moment.” Monk, the Redskins’ all- formation they used to use, which was quite to the young men, often leading Bible study. Even when he was on the road, including when NASCAR. Although he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina,is furious. he travels When to Virginia the coach often to isn’t participate happy, in everybodyYouth For knows it.” Asked why he supported YFT, William A. Hazel once said, “When Joe Gibbs founded in Dallas, didn’t hesitate about coming to Washington, D.C. – Redskins territory – to help Joe Gibbs raise time leading receiver (888 catches), was enshrined innovative. They had three receivers all running coaching the Redskins at the Super Bowl and players at the National Football League’s Pro Bowl Tomorrow’s activities. He also has taken YFT residents out to the track and hosted the youth home’s donors, trustees J.D., Joe and Coy with the No. 33 Yamaha YZ450F Youth For Tomorrow in 1986, his commitment to wayward teenagers told me more about funds to start a youth home. Landry, who coached the Dallas Cowboys from 1966 through 1988, won two in the Hall of Fame in 2008, the same year as complicated patterns at the same time. All hell games, he would always keep the kids at the Youth Home in his thoughts and prayers. and advisory board members at Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters in Charlotte. on display at Joe Gibbs Racing. Right: Joe shows his emotions during Super Bowl XXVI. He was all Joe as a person than all the Redskins and NASCAR victories for which he is more famous. Super Bowls and five National Football Conference (NFC) titles and had a 270-178-6 lifetime record. Dallas Darrell Green. would break loose, they’d go every which way. 152 smiles following the Redskins’ 37-24 win over Buffalo, the last of his The YFT program has served hundreds of boys and girls giving them a quality education, Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, also once a feared rival on the football field, graciously The genius of it was he always managed to break a Joe Gibbs with some of the first residents (1989). three Super Bowl triumphs. a loving and caring home environment, a moral compass and preparation for college, the and Joe share a laugh prior to The Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Speedway on Sept. 7, 2008. agreed to be the keynote speaker at the first YFT fundraiser, joining Vice President George H. W. Bush in For additional information or to donate an item contact Ms. Love Jones, Director of Special Events guy free somewhere. That’s what put him over the For Stewart, who steered the No. 20 Home Depot car to a second-place finish that day, it would be his last season with Joe Gibbs urging attendees to support the new venture. Staubach, a Heisman Trophy winner, joined the Cowboys Joe at San Diego State University. top – his innovative ability.” armed forces or the workforce. What a commendable legacy!” Racing. He departed after a 10-year tenure in one organization with the same team, sponsor and crew chief, one of the longest “Joe helped define what the Washington Redskins stand in 1969 after serving in the Navy and led the Cowboys to victory in Super Bowls VI and XII. Both men The original boys residence was named the William A Hazel House in honor “In an important way, you may be better prepared for life than most other teenagers, Joe Gibbs~An Enduring Legacy stretches of its kind. 30 72 172 generously gave their time to assist Joe in his dream of founding a youth home. for – integrity, hard work, determination, winning and of the immeasurable support he extended to Youth For Tomorrow. because you’ve already overcome adversity. You’ve already overcome some tough championships. Who better to set our strategy and lead Joe Gibbs~An Enduring Legacy Roger Staubach (1976) “When I was nine years old, I committed my life to Jesus at 703/396-8415 or [email protected]. problems. And also, because there are so many people pulling and praying for you.” the Redskins back to championship glory.”–Daniel Snyder Christ. At that time, I had no idea how far-reaching that A carefree boy in Enka, NC. decision would be, but I can look back now and see that – Joe Gibbs, graduation, 1988 that one decision has impacted every aspect of my life.” 153 –Joe Gibbs 31 73 173 Please send my commemorative book(s) to the following address(es) below. A GAME PLAN FOR YOUTH Joe with some of the earliest residents.

SPIRITUAL Joe with one of his star drivers, Denny Hamlin. WHY BELIEVE? man with deep spiritual beliefs, Joe Gibbs founded YFT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE UNIVERSE AND GOD’S CREATION on Godly principles with the expectation such a daily THE GIRLS PROGRAM “I come here with the most humble spirit. I really truly “When kids turn 14 they are big enough physically, environment would bring the comfort of faith to the young believe my part is a small part. I’m anxious to be a part of and sometimes they are dealing with issues that can Right: Coach Gibbs, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and people who come to YFT. His original mission for YFTbe intimidating and turn some people off. I was “We’ve been praying for you for 20 years.” Those were the words with which Name: ______Copies ______Name: ______Copies ______this. I’m coming offensiveinto this coordinator with my Joe eyes Bugel wide chatted open. with and This answered is fan remains in force today through the on-campus ministry.always drawn to them. I like them. I relate to them, Joe Gibbs greeted three rather surprised young ladies when they were first J.D., Joe and Coy with the No. 33 Yamaha YZ450F WHY BELIEVE? questions at FedExField on April 24, 2004, after the Redskins drafted all new, this is different for us. We’re trying to go forward Godly, Christ-centered principles are presented clearlyand and I think they’re fun. I feel that’s an area God on display at Joe Gibbs Racing. Sean Taylor that day. More than 40,000 fans showed up at the introduced to him. It had always been Coach Gibbs’ dream to have girls as well THE EXISTENCE OF THE BIBLE with our players and a whole new group of people. From without concession, but done in a way that permits each wants me involved in.” stadium. Bugel was one of four assistants from the Joe Gibbs-1 resident to chart his or her own course. Staff members model Godly principles. as boys at the youth home, but it took 20 years to do it. Things started rolling this point on, the past doesn’t buy us much, other than –Joe Gibbs, media conference, 1986 J.D., Joe and . era who returned to coach with Joe in his second go-round, along when Bob Wiser, a donor since the inception of the youth home, approached YFT relationships.” with Don Breaux, Jack Burns and Warren “Rennie” Simmons, Joe’s YFT offers a weekly on-site church service, a youth group and Bible classes. 77 187 childhood friend. “I came back because of Joe, only him,” Bugel CEO Dr. Gary Jones at the 1999 Country Fair and Auctions, saying, “If you start Joe in a 2007 visit to YFT. (R) Bill Hanley, YFT Athletic Director. Address: ______Address: ______said at the time. “And for the Redskins. That–Joe old saying Gibbs is true for a girls program, I’d like to help you.” Thanks to Mr. Wiser’s generosity, not only “The most famous verse in the Bible is John 3:16. ‘For God so loved the world that he gave us: once a Redskin, always a Redskin.” was YFT able to purchase 65 acres adjacent to its original property in the summer his one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.’ of 2000, but he made it possible to build Wiser Village with five girls homes, and 157 YFT residents and staff wish When Pat and I had our sons J.D. and Coy, I knew I would do anything for them.–Joe I can’tGibbs to add a girls wing to the new school plan. 41 Joe a Happy 50th Birthday. imagine sacrificing one or one of my grandchildren. But God gave his only son.” City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______(L-R) Trustee Gary Garczynski, Prince William County Supervisor Sean Connaughton, Denny Hamlin is doused with champagne Bob Wiser and Dr. Gary L. Jones at the 2001 groundbreaking for the first girls’ home. “I have been amazed so many times that “There is no net. I am hanging. There is nothing down there. There’s nothing after winning the Pennsylvania 500 at when I pick up my Bible, I find that it speaks going to catch us. And that may be the biggest thrill. Knowing how hard–Joe it is, Gibbs but 76 on Aug. 3, 2009. 186 getting a chance to do something that is super hard.” to whatever situation that may be troubling me at the time. To me, that is just one more evidence of God. When I was in the midst Name: ______Copies ______Name: ______Copies ______156 The Wiser Village is named in honor of donor Bob of a financial crisis, I would get on my knees Above: Joe teaching Bible lessons to the boys at YFT When Joe goes to Youth For Tomorrow and leads discussions with the boys and girls there, he talks about his 40 Wiser, whose inspiration and extraordinary generosity and pray to God for guidance. When I picked (1993). (R) Joe visits with Joyce Coats, YFT’s gracious faith in terms they can understand. He gives them simple examples of why he is a believer. The miracle of made the dream of opening YFT to young girls a reality. Joe giving a talk at YFT (2014). receptionist. She is a spiritual mentor to YFT staff and creation and the complexity of the universe, he says, is one more proof to him of the existence of God. up my Bible, it almost always seemed to children (2014). speak clearly to me about the issues that were troubling me that day or the challenges I would face. It seemed like God was speaking directly Address: ______Address: ______“We teach Godly principles here. God has a game plan for all of us and to me through His Word. To me, the Bible itself is proof of the existence of God. It is the it is laid out in his Word. If we study it, we can learn it. He made us. “If I showed you this watch, and I said to you, do you see how complicated it is? Do best-selling book in the world, and it can speak Joe’s first draft pick following his return He created each one of us to be special. We hope that each young person you think this is an accident? Somebody had to create it. You’ve never seen that was Sean Taylor, an incredibly talented directly to every individual who reads it. It YFT Pastor Denny Glusko leads a Bible class (2015). develops a personal relationship with Him. With God’s blessing we can person, but everyone would say there is a watchmaker somewhere. I want you to safety out of the . change people’s lives.” was written over a period of 1,500 years by The Redskins selected Taylor with the think about the world. You know how complicated it is. Doesn’t it make common City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______dozens of authors, and still it is perfect. It has No. 5 overall pick in the 2004 draft. sense that someone made it? That there is a world maker somewhere? Only one been scrutinized through the centuries and still 84 person could have made it, and that is God. God loves you. God made this world.” –Joe Gibbs Denny Hamlin is doused with champagne it remains error-free and relevant today.” after winning the Pennsylvania 500 at 42 Pocono Raceway on Aug. 3, 2009. 176 –Joe Gibbs Left: Joe with his long-time friend, Redskins offensive coordinator Bob Wiser receives the Distiguished Leadership Award 156 Joe Gibbs~An Enduring Legacy –Joe Gibbs Don Breaux, before an exhibition game against the St. Louis Rams on from Joe Gibbs at the 2003 Country Fair & Auctions. Name: ______Copies ______Name: ______Copies ______Aug. 27, 2004. Breaux coached the running backs for all 12 seasons of the Joe Gibbs-1 era. The two once served together as assistant coaches at Florida State and Arkansas. 44

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43 177 157 “Legacies are not given. They are created. They are earned. “Joe and I have become close friends through the years and City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______have much respect for each other. We are linked through “Joe is one of the most faithful friends I have ever known. “Joe said so often when coaching that there were three And, in the case of Joe Gibbs and what he has done for our Name: ______Copies ______Name: ______Copies ______priorities in his life: God….family…football. Those a special personal and spiritual bond, and our strategically I have watched him day after day for many years. If I children, it is honored. On behalf of the thousands of lives you Address: ______Address: ______same principles apply to his life today.” have impacted at Youth For Tomorrow, Joe, THANK YOU!” beneficial corporate relationship is built upon trust and faith had to go to battle tomorrow, the first guy I would want City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______City: ______State: ____ Zip Code: ______Joe Theismann Gary L. Jones, Ph.D. in one another.” by my side would be Joe Gibbs.” Redskins Quarterback Norm Miller Don Meredith Chief Executive Officer Youth For Tomorrow is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit tax-exempt organization, is licensed to standards under the Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth Federal Tax Exemption #52-1342268 Chairman of the Board Long-Time Friend & Advisor of Joe Gibbs of Virginia and is an accredited school in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A copy of our financial report is on file with the Virginia Department of Consumer 1974-1985 Youth For Tomorrow Affairs, Richmond, Virginia. Interstate Batteries