Just like many of us, athletes have also been touched in some way by cancer. They use their platform to bring awareness to various forms of cancer and raise money to find a cure. Cancer speakers from the sports world open their hearts to share their personal stories with corporate groups, charities, universities, faith-based groups and other organizations. Whether it be a motivational or inspirational speaking engagement, charity cancer walk, virtual meeting, trade show appearance, VIP Meet and greet, product endorsement or other event, the team at Athlete Speakers will work with your group or organization to find the perfect cancer speaker.
Joni Eareckson Tada Evangelical Christian Author Radio Host and Founder of Joni and Friends an Organization Accelerating Christian Ministry in the Disability Community
Joni Eareckson Tada the Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends International Disability Center is an international advocate for people with disabilities. A diving accident in 1967 left Joni Eareckson the... Read More
Mary Marcdante Successful Businesswoman and Entrepreneur Cancer Survivor
Mary Marcdante has given over 1500 speeches seminars and workshops around the world to a diverse group of clients including 50 of the top healthcare systems in the U.S. and Procter & Gamble Wal-Mart D... Read More
Jackie Pflug Inspiring Speaker and Author Who Shares Her Story of Surviving a Terrorist Attack
Jackie Pflug has an amazing story to share with your people.However more importantly are the messages your people will hear for the first time as well as those messages that people need to be reminded... Read More
Woody Roseland Eight-Time Cancer Survivor Amputee & Motivational Speaker
Woody Roseland, an amputee, and eight-time cancer survivor is devoted to bringing out the best in others. Woody mixes his stand-up comedy background with his experience with diagnosis, recurrence, and... Read More
James Golding Two-Time Cancer Survivor; Fundraising Cyclist
Five years ago James had no idea that he would go from having less than a 5 percent chance of survival and having to relearn how to walk to cycling across countries and continents and contributing to... Read More
Andrea Evans Emmy Nominated Actress and Breast Cancer Advocate
Andrea Evans was born June 18, 1957 in Aurora, Illinois and is an American Emmy-nominated actress. Evans is most recognized for her portrayal of Tina Lord on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a r... Read More
Connor O'Leary Amazing Race All-Stars-Winner, Professional Cyclist and Cancer Survivor
Connor O'Leary has been through a lot. Whether it be professional cycling races, cancer, CBS's "The Amazing Race," he has found that there has been one reason he can continue to be a successful and st... Read More
Deborah Rhodes Physician, Cancer Researcher & Expert at Managing Breast-Cancer Risk
For all of the lives it saves, mammography still cannot detect the early onset of breast cancer in as many as one of every four women ages 40 to 49. And women with dense breast tissue are four to six... Read More
Shannon Miller Seven-Time Olympic Gymnastics Medalist
Shannon Miller remains one of the most decorated gymnasts in history with 7 Olympic medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze) She is the only female athlete to be inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame –... Read More
Darryl Strawberry Former American Major League Baseball Outfielder
Darryl Strawberry is described as a legend by many who have been dazzled by the dynamics of his game the power he possessed at the plate and the story of redemption that continues to bring hope to so... Read More