Joel Pento

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Joel Penton is a graduate of The Ohio State University and played 5years of football for the Buckeyes. He was a member of 3 Big Tenchampionship teams, a member of the National Championship team, anda 4-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.In his senior year, Joel received the prestigious Wuerffel Trophy,also known as the HUMANITARIAN HEISMAN. The Trophy is a nationalaward that recognizes the one college football player in the entirecountry who best combines exemplary community service with athleticand academic achievement. After graduating from OSU, Joel turneddown an opportunity to play in the NFL to begin a career infull-time speaking.Since that time, Joel has quickly earned a reputation as one of thenations leading youth motivational speakers. As one of the topschool motivational speakers, Joel has shared his school assemblyprograms with more than 300,000 students nationwide. He specializesin high school assemblies and middle school assemblies.