Jun 1, 2021
In this Episode we reflect on a life of service through military
and sports with the legendary US Air Force (Ret.) Lt. Col. Terry
Maki.
Maki wrestled for two years and played football for four at the US
Air Force Academy. In wrestling, he won the Western Athletic
Conference heavyweight title, named Outstanding Wrestler of the WAC
tournament, and earned two NCAA qualifying bids.Maki was equally
impressive on the gridiron and played linebacker under legendary
coach Fisher DeBerry. In his senior year, Maki earned Kodak
All-America honors, selected to play in the 1986 Hula Bowl, and was
a finalist for the Butkus Award. He is being inducted into the US
Airforce Athletics Hall of Fame this year. After his athletic
career, Terry embarked on a 20-year career with the Air Force in
Special Tactics. During his time he worked as a combat diver
and executed more than 320 parachute jumps in tours all throughout
the world. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Maki served as
Head Football Coach for Florence High School in Montana, and now is
the CEO of Bitterroot Services and Technologies which sells
state-of-the-art technologies to the VA.