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Erik Ainge channels his entrepreneurial spirit with a new football academy

Found February 28, 2012 on The Victory Formation:
PLAYERS: Erik Ainge,  Rex Ryan,  Brett Favre
TEAMS: New York Jets,  Minnesota Vikings,  Duke Blue Devils
I’ll have to give Erik Ainge an e-pat on the back…he sure does embody the spirit of the star college athlete using his name to make money in the town he’s most famous.  Many guys that don’t make it in the pros have lent their name to businesses in their college hometown whether it’s at car dealership, insurance sales, or real estate (*cough* Heath Shuler Real Estate from ’97-’03 *cough*).  Ainge has had a bit of a different approach. He’s made waves on the Tennessee River as a sort of sports radio shock jock, and now, he’ll be leading <a title="Erik's "How to Throw and Stuff" Academy" href="http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/Former_Vol_QB_Ainge_launches_138449234.html" target="_blank">a football academy.  The Ainge Academy is a unique concept. Erik combines his experience as starting quarterback on a high-profile Division One football program with his knowledge of the game as well as his tutelage under former Tennessee Coach P...
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