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#Famous July 13

by Coach4aday · July 13, 2020

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There are a lot of FAMOUS people who have not had an easy life.

If you are from North Carolina, have some connection to textiles, are a historian on unionized labor, or like to watch Academy Award Winning Movies you know about the film Norma Rae.

The film starred an actress named Sally Fields

The movie Norma Rae was based on a real life person named Crystal Lee Sutton and her fight to unionize a J.P Stevens Textile Mill in Roanoke Rapids NC. The movie made Crystal’s life FAMOUS but it sure didn’t make it easy. Crystal died in 2009 at the age of 68.

Read these stories on her life I promise when you are done you will see the price of fame is not cheap.

Labor Rights History by Albert Muzquiz

Crystal Lee Sutton Dies at 68 by Elaine Woo

Here is a trailer of the film-being FAMOUS should never be confused with you will have an easy life.

Tags: Academy Award Albert Muzquiz Crystal Lee Sutton Elaine Woo Fame Hardships J.P Stevens Textiles Movies Norma Rae North Carolina Movies Roanoke Rapids NC Sally Fields Unionized Labor

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My purpose in life is to coach. I am a former collegiate basketball coach, director of athletics, and chief of staff. I worked at four NCAA Division I & II universities during my career. At each campus I learned timeless lessons on teamwork and leadership. Today my passion is coaching others on what it takes to lead, serve, and succeed.