Menninger Clinic Annual Luncheon

Ryan Leaf, once a college football standout, Heisman Trophy finalist and second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, was on the road to professional football stardom until struggles with mental illness and addiction changed that trajectory. After leaving the professional sports world, Leaf was known for his drug use and interactions with law enforcement that eventually led to a prison sentence. During his appearance at The Menninger Clinic’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday, May 4, he will share how his time in prison served as the catalyst to begin his road to recovery and ultimately make it his mission to use his story to reach someone in need.

Menninger supporters Poppi Massey and Susie Peake are co-chairs of the luncheon, which also honors Archway Academy, a nonprofit school that provides a sober learning environment for teens in recovery. Funds raises from the luncheon will support the establishment of the new Center for Addiction Medicine and Recovery at The Menninger Clinic.