FreeHorn Networks, LLC was founded by NFL great Antonio Freeman and entrepreneur Todd Hirshorn. The idea was inspired as the two discussed the need for a private venue where retired and active athletes can communicate, network and share business and charitable information.
OnlyPlayers.com, FreeHorn's first network was launched in Early 2009. Dedicated to retired and active professional athletes, the network provides members the ability to connect with past teammates, marketers', business opportunities and promote charitable work and specific events. OnlyPlayers provides a secure environment away from fans and media so that members can easily engage with one another. The members also benefit by maintaining a “peer facing�? web presence that allows them to market themselves and promote their personal, charitable and business endeavors.
About the founders:
Antonio Freeman, Co-Founder
Freeman is co-founder of FreeHorn Networks, LLC. He is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League, most notably for the Green Bay Packers. He attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, dominating his high school conference. Freeman played college football at Virginia Tech. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1995 NFL Draft and in his rookie season returned a punt for a touchdown during a playoff win over Atlanta.
In his ten NFL seasons, Freeman caught 477 passes for 7,251 yards, gained 1,007 yards returning kickoffs and punts, and scored 61 touchdowns. His teams made the playoffs in seven of his NFL seasons. He appeared in four NFC Championship Games and two Super Bowls. Freeman had three 1,000 yard receiving seasons in his career, 1997-1999. In 2006 Freeman won a Pop Warner Award for his work with youth. He played in the Pro Bowl in 1999 and participated in the NFL Alumni skills competition at the February 2007 Pro Bowl. Freeman will be inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in mid-2009 and continues his charitable work helping kids in South Florida, Baltimore and the Green Bay area.
Todd Hirshorn, Co-Founder
Hirshorn is co-founder of FreeHorn Networks, LLC. He is a serial entrepreneur and has founded numerous successful technology businesses. After graduating Lynn University in 1991, Hirshorn worked for various technology driven start-ups.
In 1998, Hirshorn set off on his own and founded Mednetrix.com, a web solution provider for private practicing physicians. The first of it's kind, Mednetrix focused on integrating the power of the web with the traditional business of healthcare. Mednetrix provided a powerful return on investment for it's physician clients and an engaging experience for hundreds of thousands of patients across the US. In 2000, Mednetrix was acquired by WebMD. In 2002, Hirshorn founded Restaurant Database Services, LLC, which he sold in 2005. RDS focused on driving increased revenue within the hospitality industry through database marketing. In 2004, Hirshorn became a partner in InPhonex.com, LLC, a start-up telecommunications provider implementing Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Hirshorn, an equity shareholder of InPhonex, was part of a small team who built and deployed a new age telecommunications system to bring low priced phone service to consumers around the world. InPhonex currently operates in 150 countries with offices in Miami, Florida.