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Former Bama QB Brodie Croyle To Speak At Mayor's Prayer Breakfast

Former Alabama and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brodie Croyle will speak at the Vestavia Hills Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

Brodie Croyle, the former Alabama and NFL quarterback, is scheduled to speak at the August 24 Mayor's Prayer Breakfast in Vestavia.
Brodie Croyle, the former Alabama and NFL quarterback, is scheduled to speak at the August 24 Mayor's Prayer Breakfast in Vestavia. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — An Alabama football legend and statewide hero is scheduled to speak at the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on Aug. 24 at the Vestavia Country Club. Brodie Croyle, the former Alabama and NFL quarterback, is the scheduled speaker in an event that was rescheduled from last year due to COVID-19.

Croyle, who was Alabama's starting quarterback from 2002-2005 and went on to be the signal caller for the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals in the NFL for seven years, now runs Big Oak Ranch, which provides a home and spiritual resources for children in need.

The Mayor's Prayer Breakfast begins at 7 a.m. with prayers and messages beginning at 7:30. Vestavia Hills Mayor Ashley Curry will speak, while area pastors and other volunteers will offer prayers for the community. The president of Vestavia Hills High School’s Student Government Association will offer a prayer for students.

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