Syd Kitson sits down with longtime friend Bart Oates, a three-time Super Bowl champion, five-time Pro Bowler, and one of the most accomplished centers in NFL history, for a wide-ranging, personal conversation that spans from small-town Georgia football to the boardroom. Bart shares the story of growing up one of five siblings in Albany, Georgia, choosing BYU over Georgia Tech to pursue engineering, and pausing his football career to serve a two-year religious mission, a decision that, by chance, opened the door to his starting role.

He details his unconventional path to the NFL: going undrafted, winning back-to-back USFL championships with the Philadelphia Stars under coach Jim Mora, and signing with the New York Giants after their starting center suffered a career-ending injury. Bart and Syd trade stories about teammates Jim McMahon and Steve Young, playing through injuries, tough coaches like Bill Parcells, and the grueling realities of pro football in the 1980s. 

The conversation shifts to life after football, Bart's parallel career as an attorney and entrepreneur, his work supporting fellow players through career transitions, and reflections on purpose, identity, and family, including being a grandfather to eleven grandchildren. The episode closes with lighthearted banter about pickup basketball bragging rights and a warm invitation for Bart to visit Babcock Ranch.

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Syd Kitson sits down with longtime friend Bart Oates, a three-time Super Bowl champion, five-time Pro Bowler, and one of the most accomplished centers in NFL history, for a wide-ranging, personal conversation that spans from small-town Georgia football to the boardroom. Bart shares the story of growing up one of five siblings in Albany, Georgia, choosing BYU over Georgia Tech to pursue engineering, and pausing his football career to serve a two-year religious mission, a decision that, by chance, opened the door to his starting role.
He details his unconventional path to the NFL: going undrafted, winning back-to-back USFL championships with the Philadelphia Stars under coach Jim Mora, and signing with the New York Giants after their starting center suffered a career-ending injury. Bart and Syd trade stories about teammates Jim McMahon and Steve Young, playing through injuries, tough coaches like Bill Parcells, and the grueling realities of pro football in the 1980s.&nbsp;
The conversation shifts to life after football, Bart's parallel career as an attorney and entrepreneur, his work supporting fellow players through career transitions, and reflections on purpose, identity, and family, including being a grandfather to eleven grandchildren. The episode closes with lighthearted banter about pickup basketball bragging rights and a warm invitation for Bart to visit Babcock Ranch.
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What does it take to build a town from scratch - one that runs on sunshine, keeps the lights on through a Category 4 hurricane, and gives thousands of people a place they're proud to call home? Every week, Co-Hosts Syd and Tyler Kitson pull back the curtain on America&rsquo;s first solar-powered town. Join them as they sit down with the leaders, innovators, and neighbors who transformed 18,000 acres of Southwest Florida ranchland into a pioneering community. Part origin story, part front-porch conversation, part inspiration, it's a candid look at the decisions, setbacks and breakthroughs behind a town that's built to be better. Follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts - get inspired about what&rsquo;s possible when you build with Mother Nature, not against her.
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The Babcock Ranch Podcast

From the Trenches to the Boardroom: Bart Oates

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