Deral Boykin was born and raised in Kent, Ohio. As a youth early on it was clear that Deral would excel as a great athlete. After high school, he attended the University of Kansas and the University of Louisville on an athletic scholarship 1988-1993. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1993 and went on to play 4 years in the NFL. Deral had the privilege to play for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Philadephia Eagles. Deral has always had a passion for giving back and has participated in various charity events through different NFL programs. Deral began doing an annual Christmas toy drive 5 years ago which proved to be extremely successful and a positive footprint in charity participation. Since Deral was a kid, he had a passion for cool sneakers and was an avid collector. Deral says "There was a time in my life when I could have taken a different path, but my family and sports put me back on the straight and narrow. Deral also says "I was able to achieve a lot of my life goals and now its time for me to continue lending my time, resources and experience through Fly Kicks For Kids to our underserved youth and those kids in need of guidance. I feel obligated to do my part and now is the time. Not too long ago after a post on Instagram about giving sneakers away to youth by my now partner and Co-Founder Major Williams last year it just clicked. I immediately reached out to him and we decided to do good together. That was the beginning of Fly Kicks For Kids...
Co-Founder/Vice President
Major Williams is a Dallas, Texas native residing in California over 18 years. His background was always centered around been involved in his community, being active with his family and being of service since he was a kid volunteering for church programs. Major's college education began at Louisiana Tech University where he majored in buisness marketing. He has always been intrigued by the internet, social media and the ability to produce campaigns or funnels that generate revenue for sales or raise capital for his many projects and or clients. Projects like launching Major Media Inc.in 2016 which is a small social media company that creates creative solutions for small business owners, Lord Major Apparel is a clothing line and online store, Eye Heart Art is a art curriculum developer that Major & his wife Aja Guy-Williams operate and produce instructed art classes all over the LA county and most recently Major Co-founding Fly Kicks For Kids with his friend & co-founder Deral Boykin. Major's aim is to be of service by engaging with youth in hopes of impacting thier lives however he can to help the kids. The foundations target demographic are girls & boys 11-17 underserved, low-income kids, kids that excel academically in addition to kids who do great work in their communities.. Major says "choosing the right tool for a hard job is very crucial, so partnering with my wife Aja as a board member & Deral who happens to love sneakers and the idea of being of service for the benefit of the kids like I am made complete sense..." FKFK is here to serve!
BOARD OF CHAIRMAN
Deral Boykin (President) Co-Founder
Major Williams (Vice President) Co-Founder
Aja Guy-Williams (Secretary)
Joe Luckett (Treasurer)