Jerry Cahill

Jerry was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 1967 at the age of 11. Since being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and undergoing 3 organ transplants, Jerry has dedicated his life to empowering others to succeed. He is the founder and current director of Team Boomer at the Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF).

In 1978, Jerry graduated with a bachelor’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut where he was a student-athlete, competing at a high level in pole vault. He then embarked upon a successful twenty-seven-year career in New York’s apparel industry, rising to Vice President of Sales for Joseph Abboud Sportswear.

In 2004 he began volunteering for the Boomer Esiason Foundation and founded Team Boomer later in 2005-the athletic arm of BEF dedicated to encouraging exercise among CF patients while simultaneously raising money for scholarships. He also founded You Cannot Fail in 2015, a motivational launch pad empowering people to discover and embrace their own heroism in order to meet life’s challenges no matter what obstacles they are facing in life. Other programs he has started include Wind Sprints, and educational podcasts and videos.

Currently, Cahill is working hard to grow Team Boomer while also committing his time as a pole vault coach and a motivational speaker, focusing on exercise, life with cystic fibrosis, and how transplants are not a cure, but an extension on life that comes with additional challenges.