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Simon Keith C.M to Receive 2023 United Soccer Coaches Honorary All-American Recognition.
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White House Organ Summit
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A SPEAKER WHO DARES YOU TO LIVE

Speaker, Author, Professional Athlete, Successful Businessman…and oh yeah…Heart Transplant Recipient more than 25 years ago. Simon Keith holds the distinction of being the first athlete in the world to play a professional sport after undergoing a heart transplant. Keith was just 21 when, in July of 1986, he received the heart of a 17 year old boy, who ironically died while playing soccer. Keith, a world class soccer player prior to the operation, was determined to return to “his normal” and after playing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for two seasons, Keith was drafted number 1 overall into the Major Indoor Soccer League just three years after his surgery.

Now one of the longest living organ transplant recipients in the world and most notable professional athletes of his time, Keith travels cross‐country captivating audiences with his “moments of truth” speeches and daring people to live.

In 2011, he founded The Simon Keith Foundation, an organization dedicated to increasing organ donor awareness and educating transplant recipients: The Beat Goes On. Keith uses the proceeds from his speaking engagements to provide athletic training for other transplant recipients who choose to return to an active and healthy lifestyle.

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The Simon Keith Foundation and David Foster Foundation announce National Partnership April 1, 2026
The Simon Keith Foundation Heart of Gold Gala and Concert November 21, 2024
The 10th Annual SKF Golf Event Registration is LIVE February 12, 2024
February 2024 – Heart Month February 11, 2024
The 2023 Simon Keith Foundation Golf Tournament is LIVE March 30, 2023

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