This Blind Football Player Found a Way to Make a Setback Set Him Up for Success Jake Olson made the USC football team as a long snapper despite losing his sight at age 12.

By David Meltzer •

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Jake Olson, who made headlines as a blind long snapper for USC, talks about the insights he's gained about overcoming adversity since losing his sight at age 12 and how he uses his experiences to encourage others to avoid making excuses and face their challenges head on.

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David Meltzer

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Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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