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Cam Newton Biography Essay

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Chris Lowry
English 1
Ms. Rolland
October 23, 2015
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Cameron Jerrell Newton was born on May 11, 1989 in Savannah, Georgia. He was the younger of two sons born to Cecil and Jackie Newton. Cecil was so eager to prepare his sons for a shot at the NFL, he put Cecil Jr. and Cameron through college-type drills before they reached their teens. Cam grew up in College Park, a suburb south of Atlanta. Cam began playing organized football as soon as he was allowed, and by age 8, he was a star. Since it was a weight-based football league, he often skipped meals in order to remain eligible. Cam was a so-so student at Seaborn Lee Elementary School and at Camp Creek Elementary School, but his parents refused to let him slip through the cracks. Cam was bright enough, and the teachers liked him, but his abundant energy, often made him hard to handle in the classroom. (jockbio.com) …show more content…

By his senior season, Cam stood 6-4 and weighed 230 pounds! As the scholarship offers rolled in, Cam was drawn to Florida, where Time Tebow had just made a splash a do-it-all freshman. In November of that year, Cam was accused of stealing a laptop. He claimed he had bought it from someone for $120 and later admitted he should have known it was too good of a deal to be true. When officers came to his room, he compounded his mistake by throwing the computer out the window! He was charged with burglary, larceny and obstructing justice but, the charges were later dropped.

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