Chris Lowry
English 1
Ms. Rolland
October 23, 2015
#KeepPounding
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)
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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.
On Dec. 24, 2015, Newton’s girlfriend gave birth to the couple’s first child, a boy they named Chosen. On the unusual first name, Newton explained that he wanted a name that was unique,
Bobby Seale was born in Texas, on October 22, 1936. He similar to Newton moved to Berkley and lived in crowded, dirty housing projects. Throughout his childhood he was constantly surrounded by poverty, partly due to his father not receiving a proper education. He joined the U.S. Air Force but then was discharged after he began to curse at his superior, for disrespecting him. He then enrolled to Meritt College and joined the Afro-American Association, where he met Newton.
Michael Vick growing up was always very athletic. He was always the fastest and the best at most of the sports that he played. He went to high school for two years and played College Football at Virginia Tech, where as a freshman he placed third in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He left after his sophomore year to enter the NFL and was drafted first overall by the Falcons in the 2001 draft, the first African-American quarterback ever to be taken first overall. In six seasons with the Falcons, he gained wide popularity for his performance on the field, and led the Falcons to the playoffs twice. During his tenure with Atlanta, Vick was selected to three Pro-Bowls. The Atlanta Falcons made him the first player selected. Vick became the Falcons’ starting quarterback his second season. He helped Atlanta reach the playoffs in 2002 and the conference championship game in 2004 (“Vick”). During that time Michael Vick on
Randy Moss is from west virginia who lived with his single mom and having record breaking season in college and the NFL. Being the man who set the NFL record for receiving touchdowns to getting trouble with the law since he was in high school. Despite his troubled past he has learned from his mistakes, and because of these mistakes it has made him the man who he is today.
On January 3, 1981 Olivia and Archie Manning gave birth to a future superstar for the New York Giants. His name is Elisha Nelson Manning he was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He lived with two brothers Cooper and Peyton. Growing up his father played for the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers, and Minnesota Vikings. Eli along with his brother Peyton would end up following in their dad's footsteps and both started playing football at a young age. Eli would go on to play college football for Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) there he put up amazing stats such as 10,119 passing yards, 81 touchdown passes, and a passer rating of 137.7. His senior year he won multiple awards such as Nations all-around best player and SEC Player of the Year award.
During his time at the University of Florida, Tim Tebow was known as one of the greatest college football players ever. He won two National Championships and a Heisman trophy, which is the award given to the best player in college football. During this time period in college footbal,l players such as Reggie Bush and others were involved with investigations regarding illegal benefits being given to players by agents and boosters. Needless to say, Tim was never associated or involved in these investigations or crimes.
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Would it hurt breaking a wood bat over a leg? Bo Jackson, maybe the most gifted athlete of all time, did it on a regular basis after he struck out. He was so gifted he was good enough to play two sports. Bo Jackson became a legend when he was named an All-Star in Football and Baseball.
1983, 89, and 99 NHL All Star games, giving him a grand total of 35
Tim Tebow is one of the most inspirational active sports players to younger kids and even adults. Tim Tebow has overcome many challenges in his life, he won the national championship in football at University of Florida as quarterback. He later entered the draft and was picked by the Denver Broncos in the first round and twenty- fifth pick. When Tim Tebow joined the league it was not for him, he had only bad games situations we usually go deep down to find talents that we never knew we had. We tend to rise to the occasion and complete tasks that need to be done by us because we are the bravest to do it. I do agree with this specific prompt because there have been times where I have had to rise above and be the bigger man to complete challenges. There are also many famous figures such as: Tim Tebow, my great uncle, and Steve Jobs. These people in one way or another have started with nothing and made millions and billions. They have all found talents that they did not know they had. Their hidden talents have impacted families, fans, and the evolution of technology.
Walter Payton’s young life was full of disasters and struggles. It all started when Payton was a young kid growing up in Columbia, Mississippi. He was born july 25th, 1954. (Pearlman #). During the 1950’s there was still segregation going on in Mississippi, and because of this Payton’s father Edward was arrested for drinking while intoxicated and was
Odell Beckham Jr. was born on November 5, 1992. He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is located near LSU. He has a brother named Kordell, and a sister named Jasmine. Odell Beckham Sr., his father, was a former running back for LSU. Odell’s mother, Heather Norman, was a former LSU track star. Even as a child he began practicing the one handed catch, and perfected it all the way through high school. He looked up to Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali because they kept him motivated and made him do his best. Odell played basketball, baseball, and soccer before he ever ventured into football. He even had a chance to be on the US National soccer team when he was only fourteen years old. He attended high school at Isidore Newman, where he excelled at football and basketball. The Manning brothers attended the same school as him, although they were older than him. He was an all around player in high school because he played wide receiver, quarterback, running back,
When LeBron James was born, nobody would have guessed that he would have been the one to go all the way to the NBA and perform like he does. He has amazing talent and he knows how to use it. And what's so amazing about how he went all the way to the NBA, is he was living in a state of poverty with trouble all around him and still managed to make it tontine big times.Even though the odds of how he lived were against him, LeBron James managed to put his talent first and become one of the best basketball players in the world.
Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, and when he was still a toddler, his parents moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.
Football is a game of passion, a time when nothing else matters and the only thing that matters is going out there having fun and fighting for the guy next to you. Football has always been something that I loved and had a wild passion for. I’ve made friendships and memories to last a life time and I can always be grateful that football did that for me. Now of course I’ve had some bad memories during football as well, I remember walking out of the film room on the last day of spring ball and having Coach Antle grab me and say “Gage, I think I want to try you at a new position, I want to put you at defensive end. We need you more there and we think you can really excel there.” I remember being so furious, I had played linebacker ever since I could remember and now the last day of spring ball my senior year everything was about to change.