The Texarkana Arkansas School District is proud to welcome former NFL star linebacker and Super Bowl champion turned Hollywood writer / producer, Spencer Paysinger, this coming Thursday, December 9, to speak with students from both the high school as well as high school.
Paysinger brings his own story of growing up in South Central LA, playing soccer at Beverly Hills High to the hit CW and Netflix series. All american. Paysinger, who not only developed the show but is also a producer.
Like the on-screen character from the TV show;
Paysinger grew up amid the drugs, gangs, violence and poverty of south central Los Angeles with parents focused on education and the dream of going to college. A promising athlete who played four sports but excelled at soccer, he was offered the opportunity to attend Beverly Hills High, and later led the soccer team as captain to an undefeated season. A scholarship to the University of Oregon followed, where Paysinger also became team captain and was part of the team’s first undefeated season.
Paysinger graduated with a BA in economics and began his NFL career with the New York Giants, and even helped bring home Super Bowl XLVI in his rookie season. He ended up playing professional football for seven total seasons with the Giants, Dolphins and Panthers.
Paysinger is committed to leveraging his success to create opportunities for youth, and is a board member of the KIPP Public Schools Latino and African American Leadership Committee, with the goal of creating programs for KIPP’s South Central Youth.
Mr. Paysinger will speak with Arkansas Middle School and Arkansas High School students on Thursday, December 9, here are the following times:
- Arkansas High School Gym from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. M. And from 10:30 to 11:30 a. M.
- Arkansas High School Gym 1:00 – 2:00 pm and 2:30 – 3:30 pm
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