Dion Lewis

UAlbany football coach Greg Gattuso is looking to put his Great Danes in a position to compete for another trip to the NCAA Playoffs. Adding championship caliber coaches speeds that process. Adding a local Super Bowl champion that played with Tom Brady, adds a little hardware to the message

A number of famous athletes were born and raised right here in the Capital Region. Here is one famous athlete from each of the 11 counties in the District.

Former Hudson High and UAlbany football star, Rashad Barksdale, saw his dreams come true when he made it to the NFL.  Despite playing in front of 50,000 fans at once as a Kansas City Chief, Rashad has never forgotten where he came from.  This past Friday, he put on a show once again in that tiny Hudson High gym when he and a few NFL stars rolled into town for a charity basketball game.

Former Kansas City Chief, U Albany star and Hudson High School's own, Rashad Barksdale,  will be back in the 518 next Friday to host a celebrity basketball game - and he's bringing some friends.