Denver Broncos Legend Terrell Davis Named a CSU Athletics Rambassador

Intro (dramatic music) - Come on, we got some insights for you. Take you to places you've never seen before. - Terrell, I'm gonna start with you. Your story is very unique. Why does your story relate to the students at Colorado State University? Why does your story relate to CSU - It's not about, for me, like the destination, it's the journey. A lot of times you look at life and you think, okay, there's only one way to get there. My story relates because it's not, and it really does speak to people that if you want something bad enough, it doesn't matter how you get there. You put the work in, you have to overcome a lot of obstacles, adversity. You're gonna have challenges in life. That resonates with a lot of people. I'm a Coloradan, my path was paved here in Colorado. Mixing my passion with not only giving back to the state, but using that to influence student athletes and inspire them to reach a different height. Meeting Emily Parsons It came to light when I met Amy Parsons, and we just hit it off and started talking. And then the conversations led to this. Terrell Davis. - I'm Emily. - Emily-- - Yeah. - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. I'm the volleyball coach. - Right on. - So this is in my house. And I was like, I'm gonna make him sign it. - I will sign it. - So I'm having a major moment here. - Greatest Super Bowl in history of Super-- - Great year! Man. - [Keeley] Keeley Hagen. - Keeley, nice to meet you, Terrell Davis. Meeting Terrell Davis - Yeah. - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. - Well, the Rambassador's job is to help the university bring resources so that we can compete in all of our sports and athletics on the highest level and win. Your path is not gonna be defined by one moment. It's gonna be defined by a series of moments. What is the ambassador job - John, you've been very busy as the athletic director. It's been quite the year for you. Recently, the Athletic department announced a whole host of new ideas, also started an advisory council. - Yes, we have. And with that advisory council, really what I'm after there is pulling together former student athletes, recent student athletes, community leaders, business leaders, people that can really help us in this new era of collegiate athletics. So there's a lot that's going on from a business perspective inside of college athletics right now. And I wanna make sure that we're surrounded by the best and the brightest to make sure that we're growing Colorado State as well as we can. - It is you, man. What is happening on the field Nice to see you. - What's happening? - Catch the ball, you're 40 yards finished. You jog back. I don't care if you're getting two plays in a row. You getting the ball, you're running 40 yards down the field. - Being unselfish, tight ends, everybody working a second level and finishing. - [Terrell] Yeah. - And so it's all about effort, finishing, having a great practice. What do you hope to accomplish - What do you hope to accomplish, TD, with this, with specifically the student athletes. And it's not just football that you're getting involved with. - The elevation. Trying to elevate this. The program's already in a really good space. But if I could, again, just be able to come in here and just make it a little bit better, then that's really what I hope to do. And to have some sort of fingerprint on this program where people say, wow, you know, when TD came in here, he was able to leave some type of mark here. That's what I hope to accomplish. The goal is to elevate CSU athletics - The goal is really to elevate Colorado State. So we we're in a phenomenal position. This is a great academic institution, a great research institution, and we have the foundation here for Athletics to really, really be great. And having people that are huge members of the Colorado community behind Colorado State, like TD here, that really helps elevate what we're trying to accomplish here at CSU. We've got great things ahead of us. And grit recognizes grit, also. - [Terrell] That's right. - That's what this institution is about. We scratch, we claw, we fight. But this is a great place to be and really launch a phenomenal career. - For us Coloradans, Terrell Davis exemplifies excellence, humility, grit, determination, and a deep commitment to giving back to his community. Those are all attributes that we value at Colorado State University. We're so excited to have TD serve as a Rambassador for us this year. TD, we are so excited to have you as part of the CSU team. Go Rams.