June 11, 2001

Coach testifies
___NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) --Alan Lowry gets goose bumps every time he sees a replay of the "Music City Miracle."
___The play led the Tennessee Titans to victory in the final 16 seconds of a January 2000 AFC wild card playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
___Lowry, special teams coach for the Titans, saw the victory not so much as miracle as the result of perseverance, preparedness and practice.
___"But the play has given me more opportunity just like this to tell people about the real miracle in my life," Lowry recently told managers of LifeWay Christian Stores.
___While playing football at the University of Texas, he thought he had "everything under control." He played quarterback and defensive back for Texas, earned All-Southwest Conference honors and was drafted to play in the National Football League.
___"Then within a five-year span, I lost my father to a blood clot, I lost my chances to play for the NFL to injury and I lost my mother to leukemia," he said. "I realized I didn't have anything under control."
___As his mother lay dying, she told Lowry he needed to turn control of his life over to God.
___"And that's what I did," he said. "Doing this is the only thing that can help you avoid the pitfalls and guilt. I take my faith into every aspect of my life, especially coaching."

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