Guy Ramsey of the Cat Scratches blog at UKAthletics.com has an in-depth update on former University of Kentucky football star Dicky Lyons Jr.
These days, Lyons finds himself working for ES&H as part of the Gulf oil spill cleanup in Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Here is an excerpt:
[QUOTE]Lyons’ next step would come as a part of the cleanup effort in Grand Isle.
“My cousin was working down here spotting oil and he told me he could get me a job,” Lyons said. “I thought I might as well. I just got released three days before that.”
He went to work for ES&H, the company that had won the contract to lead the response and recovery efforts in Grand Isle. Lyons knew the degree he had earned at UK would be important to his life after football. He just didn’t think he would use it so soon.
“I came down there and I had a college degree so they put me in the office, in accounts payable,” Lyons said. “I was programming third-party contractor invoices for about 14 to 15 hours a day, seven days a week. That was September 1 (last year) and I’ve been here ever since, working every day.”
Lyons’ degree and his willingness to put his head down and work have paved the way for rapid advancement. In just nine months, he has moved from accounts payable to billing to his current position of housing director for the entire island operation.
Even though he’s not putting on his pads anymore, the competitiveness that defined him as a player has continued to serve him well.
“It’s almost like competition,” Lyons said. “When I came down here, there were 30 some odd guys in the warehouse and we were all fresh out of college. After 100 days, a bunch of guys were getting tapped out and it was a challenge just to beat out the rest of them. I think (the experience at UK) helped out tremendously to get where I am.”
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[URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2011/06/dicky-lyons-jr-takes-on-lifes-unexpected-next-step.html”]Complete Article[/URL]
[B]My Favorite Lyons memory (“He got hit…he got hit soooo bad”):[/B]
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