So apparently Tiger Woods has been named "AP: Athlete of the Decade" finishing ahead of Lance Armstrong. Even though this blog doesn't consider professional golfers "athletes" anymore than professional pool players, bowlers, or fisherman, I suppose Eldrick is as good a name as any for this award. What I find amusing is that Woods and Lance finished 1 and 2 respectively. Both of them have issues regarding possibly being dopers/drug cheats, as well as having no problems abandoning their responsibilities as husbands when it comes to practicing monogamy either! Congrats fellas! 
Chris Henry has decided to endanger his life by falling out of the back of a pickup truck during a domestic dispute, and is in critical condition as a result of it. While normally the loss of life is something that shouldn't be made light of, this would be a fitting end to a bizarre individual. Chris Henry is the owner of this proud list of off-field incidents, and never seemed to understand the privileged situation he was in as a star in the National Football League. While he seemed to have made tremendous strides to the contrary recently, this incident indicates that very little has changed and now this might be the final lesson he learns (too late) that one of the worst things in life, is wasted talent.
Someone brought to my attention that Warrick Dunn is in the top 20 among all time rushing leaders in NFL History. That didn't surprise me too much. What DID surprise me was who number 27 on the list, and that was none other than the Tyler Rose Earl Campbell pictured to the left. While I vaguely remember Earl as a player, I certainly remember the romanticism and admiration former players and fans have for him. I've constantly heard what a powerful runner he was, his 34-inch thighs, and how he played with a complete disregard for his body, etc. His body of work numbers wise though, just doesn't exactly blow me away. Campbell has 2187 carries for 9,407. Other running backs with similar carries and yards include, Clinton Portis, Shaun Alexander, Terry Allen, Tiki Barber, and Jamal Lewis. Nice names, but not exactly names that are going to inspire the kind of praise, and reverence that Earl Campbell receives. So I put it to anyone that feels compelled to weigh in. Earl Campbell...Overrated, Underrated, or Appropriately Rated?
The late Chris Henry...
ReplyDeleteI'm actually surprised at how many people really aren't familiar with what a jackass Chris Henry was. His best friend Pacman Jones must have stolen a lot of his thunder nationally, but by no means was Henry a saint, or even a decent, misunderstood guy. He was straight up crazy as a loon, and like Rossi said, it was only a matter of time before something bizarre like this happened.
ReplyDeleteHomicide is still investigating this I guess. Maybe he didn't "fall" out of the truck, you know what I'm saying?