Alan C. Page is Minnesota's first African-American Supreme
Court Justice. He has established a foundation to provide college tuition for
underprivileged students and has co-sponsored a national essay-writing contest
to promote literacy.
Known for his staunch defense as a member of the famed
"Purple People Eaters," the Minnesota Vikings' fierce defensive unit of the
`70s, Alan Page was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Alan Page is now
an ardent defender of equal education for all children. Mr. Alan Page's law
career actually began during his NFL-playing days when he had the foresight to
attend law school at the University of Minnesota at the height of his football
career so he could be prepared for life after football. When he retired from the
game in 1981, he went to work for a Minnesota law firm before being appointed
special assistant attorney general in Minnesota. In 1987, Alan Page became
assistant attorney general, and in 1993, he became associate justice on the
Minnesota Supreme Court.
In addition to lecturing on a wide range of legal and
judicial issues, Alan Page is a compelling speaker on creating education
opportunities and mentoring for underprivileged children. Alan Page earned a BA
degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame and a JD degree
from the University of Minnesota. He also has received three honorary degrees.
The recipient of numerous athletic and humanitarian awards, Page likes to think
of football as a past chapter in his life. "If I could choose a way to be
remembered, it wouldn't be my association with football," says Page. "Football
is the past--a good past, but I'd want to be remembered with children--my
children and other children." The Page Education Foundation has produced 180
Page Scholars. In addition to helping provide college tuition, the foundation
requires its scholars to spend a minimum of four hours per month teaching or
tutoring younger students. Alan Page and his wife, Diane, are the parents of
four children.
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