Former Detroit Lion Mike Utley Continues Giving Back to Others with Spinal Cord Injuries

Twenty years ago, as silenced fans watched in disbelief as Mike Utley was carried off the turf at the Silverdome, he gave his teammates and fans the ‘thumbs up” sign to let them know he would be back someday. Well Utley is back, and in a big way. On Monday, September 12^th the Mike Utley Foundation will host its second annual golf outing at Pine Lake Country Club in West Bloomfield Township (

3300 Pine Lake Rd.

), MI. Shot-gun start is 12:30 p.m., dinner and auction begin at 6:00 p.m.  

Proceeds from the Mike Utley Golf Outing will support scholarships for therapy at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) in Detroit. The one-month therapy program at RIM includes a fitness assessment and training, nutrition education and state-of-the-art biofeedback at RIM's Mike Utley Center for Human Performance. This is an innovative program designed to help people achieve maximum physical performance.

After suffering a spinal cord injury (SCI) during a Lions game in 1991, Utley has made it his personal mission to show others living with this injury that they can set and achieve personal goals. “I want people who face this new challenge to be a role model for others by example, of what needs to be done to experience life to it’s fullest.” Utley said.

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