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NFL Player
Describes His Passion as a Firefighter
LON SLEPICKA
Firehouse.Com News
The
National Volunteer Fire Council Heart-Healthy
Firefighter Program has used former NFL quarterback great Joe Montana to give
those who want a healthier lifestyle exciting recipes in his cook book. Now it
has gone a step farther.
Erron
Kinney, star tight end for the NFL's Tennessee Titans, is attending their round
of fire shows and promoting in his way the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program.
In San Diego at Firehouse World, Kinney spoke with Firehouse.com about his love
of the fire service.
But
his healthy lifestyle promotion comes with a passion for the fire service. He
was a junior firefighter at age 13 in Ashland, Virginia. In January 2006, he
was promoted to lieutenant in the Williamson County Rescue Squad, Station 22,
in Grassland, Tennessee. He is also a deputy chief for the Shady Grove Fire
Department in Hickman County, Tennessee.
"Any
town I visit I have to go the fire station. My wife knows she has to block out
a couple of hours for me to go to the fire station", Kinney said. He even
tries to keep up his membership in the New York state department of her home
town.
At
6-6, 275 lbs, Kinney is not only one of the team's primary playmakers but also
a physical run blocker and pass protector. He attended the University of
Florida. He was originally drafted by the Titans in the third round (68th
overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.
Hundreds
of firefighters and EMS personnel received free blood pressure, cholesterol,
and glucose screenings at the Heart-Healthy Firefighter booth and learned how
the combination of nutrition, exercise, and health awareness can help prevent
heart attack, which is the leading cause of firefighter deaths.
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