#354 Merril Hoge

Episode 354 Merril Hoge is a First Class Father, former NFL Running Back, Motivational Speaker and Author. He played the majority of his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers before finishing with the Chicago Bears. After his football career was over he worked as an analyst for ESPN for more than 20 years. In 2003 he was diagnosed with stage 2 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is now Cancer Free. He is the author of two books; Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind Cte and the Plot to Destroy Football / Find a Way : Three Words That Changed My Life. In this Episode, Merril shares his Fatherhood journey as well as his transition to Grandfather, he discusses his parenting philosophy including his discipline style, he talks about how his battle with cancer led to him becoming an author, he tells us about his books, his speaking career and his plans for the future, he offers some great advice for new or about to be Dads and more! Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind Cte and the Plot to Destroy Football - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JN1XS9Q/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Find a Way : Three Words That Changed My Life - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003JTHXH2/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b003jthxh2 Lumen - https://www.lumen.me Promo Code - Fatherhood25 Manscaped - https://www.manscaped.com Promo Code: Father Books by Dads featured on First Class Fatherhood - https://firstclassfatherhood.com/books-by-dads/ Subscribe to First Class Fatherhood on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCD6cjYptutjJWYlM0Kk6cQ More Ways To Listen - https://linktr.ee/alec_lace First Class Fatherhood Merch - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/first-class-fatherhood-/we+are+not+babysitters-A5d09ea872051763ad613ec8e?productType=812&sellable=3017x1aBoNI8jJe83pw5-812-7&appearance=1 Follow me on instagram - https://instagram.com/alec_lace?igshid=ebfecg0yvbap For information about becoming a Sponsor of First Class Fatherhood please hit me with an email: FirstClassFatherhood@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alec-lace/support