Author, motivational speaker and NCAA record breaker, Dr. Emmet C. (Tom) Thompson II, and his former college football coach Ronnie Gage, along with collaborator Alice Sullivan, are celebrating the release of their new book, The Life Coach: Small-Town Lessons on Faith, Family and Football. Part inspirational memoir, part Texas football history, and part motivational guide for leaders, The Life Coach released November 5, 2019, from Clovercroft Publishing.