Former University of Michigan Football Coach, Player to Participate in Victory Day

What is Victory Day?

Besides being one of the most important and impactful days of the year for all of Downriver, Victory Day is also one of Trenton High School's most prideful events. At 10 a.m. Sept. 14, 50 cognitively and physically impaired children will be provided the opportunity to play football and become cheerleaders at Trenton High School.

Created by Aaron Segedi, Trenton teacher and football coach, Victory Day also gives high school students a unique opportunity to mentor special needs children.

Here's a list of five things to know about Victory Day in Trenton:

1.  All 50 special needs participants will wear a Victory Day jersey donated by Nike or hold cheer pom-poms.

2.  Lloyd Carr, former head coach of the University of Michigan football team (1995-2007), and former University of Michigan running back (1984-87) Jamie Morris will be onsite to greet each child during the event.

3.  Children will have a chance to score a touchdown or be a cheerleader during a simulated football game, complete with an announcer and music by the Trenton Marching Band.

4. More than 200 students from high schools across Downriver, including Trenton, Allen Park, Gibraltar, Melvindale, Riverview, Southgate, Taylor and Flat Rock, will participate in Victory Day.

5.  Victory Day was created by Aaron Segedi—a teacher at Arthurs Middle School who survived a liver transplant and two bouts with cancer—in 2010, and has since been adopted by high schools across the country.