Samuel Estes

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Samuel Estes was originally born in Lumberton, NC as the youngest of nine children to Jackie and Rora Ann Estes. Rora Ann Estes was the first African American to have her own mail route with the Unted States Postal Service in Robeson County, NC. After the death of his mother Sam's father married Jo Ann Taylor, and moved the family to live in Romulus, MI. Sam excelled in academics and was recieving straigh A's throughout his elementry school education. By the age of 13 Sam was 6 feet tall and weighed over 210lbs. As a way to get more active Sam joined his Middle school's football team in the summer leading into his 8th grade year. Sam played both offensive and defensive takle for the football team that year. After joining the football team made an incredible turn around in wins. The team went on to record an undefeated season that year and remarkably every men's sport that year boasted an undefeated record in the year 1996. Sam performed so well that he was offered a full scholarship to play football at a private high school the following year at St. Martin DePores in Detroit, MI. Mr. and Mrs. Estes decided that Sam would not only be staying in the Romulus public school system, but that he would enter his first year in High School as purely an academic and not as a student athelete. Sam re-foccused his priorities on his school work at raised his gpa to a 3.7. After raising his gpa his parents decided that he could join his High school football team for his sophmore year. Sam played for the j.v. football team his sophmore year and was called up to play for the varsity team later on that year. He had a chance to block for Fred Russell (went on to play college football at Iowa, and play in the NFL) and took full advantage of the opportunity. Sam went on to recieve many awards through out his high school varsity football career.
All City
All State
All Area
Offensive Lineman of the Year Award
Most Improved Player of the Year Award
Blue Chips Top 50 Players
Invited to play with the Team U.S.A Football Team
Sam recieved many Division I football scholarship offers during his senior year. Sam was considering the offer ot go to West Virginia when he had an opportunity of a life time. Sam was offered a full scholarship to attend Eastern Michigan University with six of his closest friends and teammates. This had never been done before where six players on a high school team were offered scholarships to a Division I college in the same year. Sam's friends and himself sat down and agreed to to attend EMU together. They all reported to EMU 30 days after they graduated high school to begin their new journey together. Sam went on to have 2 outstanding seasons with the EMU football team before tearing the MCLs in both of his knees. Sam continued to work on his acedemics and graduated from EMU in 2004 with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. Sam furthered is education by obtaining his Master's Degree in Business Administration in an acellerated course at the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2005. Sam now owns a consulting firm and an Entertainment company out of Toledo, OH. His consulting firm (K&E Consulting) has worked with political campaigns, government firms, and fourune 500 companies. His entertainment company (Lavish Life Entertainment) represents some of the most high end celebrities and athletes in the Country. Sam currently resided in Toledo, OH with his fiance and his 1 year old son.

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