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Brandon Kelly on George Springer: “He never, ever gave up”

"Don't let anybody or anything get in the way of who you are and who you want to be."

Remembering William P. "Bill" Murphy

He leaves a profound legacy for the stuttering community to treasure.

Finding His Voice: How Baseball Player Inspires Young Fan

With MLB All-Star George Springer leading his team into yet another World Series, we checked back in with a diehard fan for an update.

George Springer Scores with Inspiration

"Don't let anybody or anything get in the way of who you are and who you want to be," says George Springer.

Bringing It Home

When Brandon stepped into my office a few weeks ago, he did not know the word "stuttering." Yet, surely in his own way, he did know it.

A Home Run for Stuttering

As George Springer and the his team the Toronto Blue Jays play the Dodgers in this year's World Series, let's take a look back at the 2017 World Series.

Stuttering Foundation Offers a Big Tent for Those Seeking Help

“We learned long ago that there isn’t a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to treatment for those who stutter."

John Updike: "Those Who Stutter Win..."

The award-winning author once said, “those who stutter win, in the painful pauses of their demonstration that speech isn’t entirely natural, a respectful attention, a tender alertness. Words are precious.”

Remembering Per Knudsen

Per was the Director of the Danish Knowledge Centre for Stuttering from 1993-2011.

Achieving Successful Behaviour Change: Introducing a Systematic Method to Change Behaviour

Presented by Carmen LeFevre

"This was the best presentation of the principles of behavior change I have heard or read about in almost 50 years in the field." - SLP

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.