service Throughout his career, Bailey has also been involved in community service. He has directed basketball camps for youth since 1984 in which he teaches young people lessons about life and basketball. Bailey's basketball camps often focus on students with serious illnesses or disadvantaged backgrounds. Bailey's record of service has resulted in numerous awards for leadership and contributions to the community. Included in his awards are: the NBA's prestigious Kennedy Community Award, the Utah Association for Gifted Children's Community Service Award, Sigma Gamma Chi fraternity's Exemplary Manhood Award, the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America's American Champion Award and the Italian League's 1998 All-Star Games Most Valuable Player. Career after the NBA Bailey is a public speaker, a broadcast analyst for the Utah Jazz and the University of Utah, an actor, and a singer/songwriter. Bailey's albums include Faith In Your Heart (1998), The Gift of Christmas (2001), and I'm Not the Same (2002). Bailey is chairman of Big T Productions, Fertile Earth (which has a patent pending on a fertilizer that works through irrigation sprinkler systems), and FourLeaf Films. He works with various charities, including Make-A-Wish, D.A.R.E., and the Happy Factory. Coaching career Bailey continues to coach in the Salt Lake City area using the private coaching service, CoachUp. Politics Bailey gave the opening prayer at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Personal life Bailey was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in a high-crime neighborhood of Capitol Heights, Maryland bordering D.C. Bailey is the father of six children. He has a daughter, Chonell, with his high school sweetheart and two sons, Thurl, Jr., and TeVaun from his first marriage. Bailey and his wife, Sindi (née Southwick), live in Highland, Utah with their three children BreElle, Brendan, and Bryson. His son Brendan played basketball at Marquette. Religion Bailey was raised Baptist. While playing basketball in Italy, Bailey decided to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was baptized by his father-in-law on December 31, 1995. Filmography References External links Historical Player Profile at NBA.com Thurl Bailey Talks about His Life Purpose, video on YouTube Thurl Bailey — Former NBA player — Discussion 59 interview on the Mormon Channel 1961 births Living people African-American basketball players African-American Latter Day Saints American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American male film actors American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington,