Lt. Col Dan Rooney - F-16 Pilot / PGA Professional

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🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Lt. Col Dan Rooney is a former collegiate golfer at the University of Kansas who commissioned as an officer in the Air Force where he is now the only-ever fighter pilot/PGA professional. He is a Class A member of the PGA of America and also is an F-16 fighter pilot. He was honored with the Spirit of Attack award as a top graduate of F-16 training and is a two-time recipient of the Top Gun award. He completed three combat tours of duty in Iraq and is a decorated aviator.

He is also the founder and CEO of Folds of Honor, a foundation providing educational scholarships for the families of fallen military members. In 13 years, Folds of Honor has awarded over 29,000 scholarships worth over $130 million.

Rooney released his new book "Fly Into the Wind: How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness on Your Ascent to Greatness" in November 2020. His first book "A Patriot's Calling: My Life as an F-16 Fighter Pilot " released in February of 2020.

Today on the podcast, Lt. Col Dan Rooney shares his incredible story of being a fighter pilot and a PGA tour pro, why his purpose is to glorify God in all that he does, his best moment on the golf course and the craziest thing he's ver experienced as a fighter pilot.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
0:13.6	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:16.1	What's up, guys? Welcome to the show. I am Jason Romano, and this is Sports Spectrum, and we got a great show planned for you today with Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rooney. He's an F-16 pilot, a PGA professional, an author. He's got a great book called Fly Into the Win. He's the founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation, which provides educational
0:39.4	scholarships for the families of fallen military members. In 13 years, listen to this,
0:45.0	Folds of Honor has awarded over 29,000 scholarships worth approximately $135 million.
0:52.5	Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rooney.
0:54.9	This guy is the real deal.
0:56.2	He's a former collegiate golfer at Kansas.
0:59.0	He won the 1995 Kansas Invitational and finished in the top 10 twice at the Border
1:04.1	Olympics.
1:05.0	He placed sixth at the 1996 NCAA Central Regional.
1:10.3	And then he was commissioned as an officer in 2000 and a career fighter pilot
1:14.2	that was honored with the Spirit of Attack Award as the top graduate of F-16 training and is a
1:20.1	two-time recipient of the Top Gun Award. I don't know what all that means other than it's pretty
1:26.1	awesome. As an F-16 fighter pilot, 1,800 hours is required to be an F-16 fighter pilot.
1:33.2	He completed three combat tours of duty in Iraq and is a decorated aviator.
1:40.0	His honors include the Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Medal, Anti-Terrorism Medal.
1:46.4	He was even name-dropping, and you'll hear it, presidents of the United States,
1:51.0	as in President George W. Bush in today's interview.
1:54.9	He's the only ever fighter pilot PGA professional.
1:58.3	This is a really cool story.
1:59.9	And like I said, his work with the Folds of Honor
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