Aaron Charles Rogers Aaron Rodgers is the well known football player that lead the team the Green Bay Packers to several wins over the years since he came into being the starting quarterback in 2008. Aaron Rodgers was born on December 2, 1983 making him a total of 35 years of age and was born in the state of Chico, California. His parents Darla Leigh, and Edward Wesley Rodgers has an ancestry of English, Irish and German. His father (Edward Wesley) was born in Texas state and was a football player as an offensive lineman for the Chico State Wildcats as a chiropractor From 1973 to 1976. The sons of Edward Wesley Rogers were Luke, Aaron and Jordan Rodgers were at a early age appointed to not to party and not drink in college due to them avoiding …show more content…
The family later moved to Ukiah California where all three brothers went to Oak Manor Elementary and got noticed on a Journal from Ukiah, California from a free throwing competition of basketball. They later moved to Beaverton, Oregon where he attended a different school as a middle schooler and played baseball as a pitcher, shortstop and center at Raleigh Hills Little League. Later the family rejoined the city of Chico as a highschooler and played football as a starting quarterback setting the highschool record of a total of 2,466 yards in 2001 in a single season and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in spring of 2002. In 2002 Rogers was determined to join the Florida State football team under the head coach Bobby Bowden but was rejected as soon as arrival because of his slim fitting self weighing in at 165 lb and 5’10”. He was then recruited in Butte College as a freshman leading Butte to a 10-1 record and Number 2 in national ranking, all because of his total of 26 scored touchdowns his freshman season. He was then qualified to transfer as a junior to California Golden Bears because of his amazing school studies record, and transferred after one year when it is …show more content…
Rodgers was then drafted as a professional on August 2005 due to the fact that he had done so well in his college career with the Golden Bears giving the NFL scouts a strong impression saying he is a “talented strong-armed junior who combines arm strength, mechanics and delivery to make all the throws”. Being drafted into the Green Bay Packers made a contract for five years and had the potential of making a whopping total $24.5 Million dollars if all criteria was met to the standards. Rodgers first ever NFL game did not go to well completing two out seven passes and was brought down twice (sacked). The Green Bay Packers then was lead on to getting a new head coach named Mike Mccarthy who is still to this day the head coach. He ended up focusing on Aaron Rodgers making him go to “quarterback school” for about six house a day several times a week focusing on the key point that he most lacked like finger placement, hand eye coordination, and making his release point a little more in front then of where it was
Roger was recruited by legendary coach Bud Wilkinson to play for the University of Oklahoma, but with a professional baseball contract looming, Roger gave up his scholarship at the University of Oklahoma to pursue a career in baseball. He signed a $15,000 contract to play for the Cleveland Indians organization.
Ever since that day he has been a quarterback after his dad put him as one, and scored 4
“It was the best, worst thing to happen to me.” claims Ian Keith Tyson of his military career. Mr. Tyson is a veteran Marine who served in both Operation Iraqi Freedom (later renamed Operation New Dawn) and the war in Afghanistan from the years 2009-2011. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 31st,1985, he eventually enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 24. After interviewing with each individual branch, he decided that the Marines simply fit. This was a decision that would permanently alter his life, for the better.
Brett Favre grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints' Archie Manning and the Cowboys' Staubach. He grew up in Kiln, Mississippi and went to high school in there. His high school, Hancock North Central, honored him this past May by re-naming the field, 'Brett Favre Field,' and unveiling a life-sized statue of the quarterback at the stadium's entrance. The school previously had retired his jersey, Number 10, in 1993. He stayed in the south to go to college where he went to Southern Miss. He became the starter at Southern Miss in his third game of his freshman season. Favre majored in special education. He led his Southern Mississippi team to 29 victories, including two bowl victories, during his four varsity seasons, 1987-90, and climaxed his collegiate career by earning a MVP award in the East-West Shrine game featuring the nation's best seniors. Favre set school records for passing yards (8,193), pass attempts (1,234), completions (656), completion percentage (53.2), touchdowns (55), and with only 35 interceptions. His production included five 300-yard passing games and five 3-TD performances, while his 7,695 regular-season passing yards ranked him among the top 30 of all-time NCAA passers. His 1.57 interception ratio in 1988 was the lowest among the 50 top-ranked passers in the nation, and his 2.9 interception rate for his four-year career also ranks as one of the best in NCAA history. Also he was the MVP of the All-American Bowl at the conclusion of his senior year. All those records and stats and that was only in college!!!
On March 24, 1976, Peyton was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Archie and Olivia Manning. He was the second of three boys. Cooper and Eli are his siblings. Peyton developed his skills from watching his dad play for the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. In 1991, Peyton became the starting quarterback for Isidore Newman High in New Orleans where he felt comfortable playing with Cooper, the top receiver. After being recruited by several different colleges, Peyton chose the Tennessee Volunteers. Under Peyton’s leadership, the volunteers steadily climbed to a high national ranking. Also while playing for Tennessee Peyton set forty-two conference, school, and NCAA records. Although he was finished in three years and was expected to turn pro, he chose to stay with Tennessee one more year. In his last year with the Volunteers he led them to the National Championship in the Orange Bowl. The following year Peyton, the number one overall NFL draft pick, became the starting quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts.
Basketball was created and has been played since December 1891 (Griffiths, 2010), it is a game of skill and talent that is enjoyed by fans all over the world. There are numerous leagues, but the two main leagues are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NCAA is considered amateur where the players are not paid, and the NBA is considered professional where players make millions of dollars. In order for the NBA to get their players they draft from the NCAA, but the rules have changed several times over the years that have permitted players to enter the NBA. The current rule states that NBA players must be one year removed from high school or 19 years of age (Article X, 2008), this rule is considered by many needing the most change.
Troyal Garth Brooks (well known as Garth Brooks) was born and raised in a small town near Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 7, 1962. He was born the youngest out of five siblings to his parents Troyal and Colleen Carroll Brooks. While growing up, music was not foreign to the family. Every member had some kind of relation to music, whether it be an instrument or singing.
Jackie Robinson was also known as Jack Rossevelt Robinson. Jackie Robinson had very many struggles; Jackie was drafted and assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas, where he faced racial discrimination on a daily basis, he was the first African American in baseball, transformed the face of American sports forever, and his father abandoned the family when Jackie was an infant, and forced his mother and four older siblings to join the "Great Migration" of the time and move to California. Jackie was born on January 31, 1919. He was born into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. It is still said that he never "completely" knew his real father, but there are other stories to. Jackie's real father is also said to have left the family the same year he was born, 1919. About 3 months after his birth, he left to go to the Great Migration, and he never returned. At the same time as all that was going on, he was dealing with lots of racism and torture. The white men were a lot more educated than Jackie and other black men, yet black men were still very educated. All these struggles are just the ones in his early years, the struggles that are more known happen later when he becomes very well known by most whites, yet just because he was well known does not mean that they all liked him.
Express: The Ernie Davis movie based on true story that represented a time when black players are not welcomed in the South. It is a motivational and inspiring movie that showed the struggle of a black player Ernie a Davis who became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy, in 1961. This movie shows a relationship between a coach and Davis. Jim brown and Davis and racism period. Ben Schwartzwalder was the outstanding coach, who does not believe in racism, focus only on player passion in football.
Hank Williams was arguably the most influential country music star of all time. Though his life of fame was short-lived, his legend continues to live among millions of fans. Hank was the first legendary country music singer, and he was an innovator of his time. Hank helped country music spread from the rural south to other parts of the nation. Hank was launched to fame with many songs such as “Your Cheatin Heart,” “Jambalaya,” and “Cold, Cold Heart.” The legacy of Hank Williams continues to influence country music fans worldwide.
An athlete’s college career is something seldom used when determining the best players at each position to play professional football. To seriously distinguish between whether Manning or Brady is the best quarterback of their generation their college careers must be carefully examined. Manning, a farm-boy, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 24, 1976 ("Peyton Manning Career Biography and Statistics | SportHaven.com"). His father attended Ole Miss, where he is very well known, but Peyton, when making his decision chose to attend the hated University of Tennessee. As a Tennessee Vol, Peyton Manning, not only set records, but also posted astronomical numbers. He won his first start as quarterback, 10-9 against Washington State, and lead the team t...
After his senior year he was already getting ready for the NFL. It was time for the NFL combine, (which is like a training camp for former College Football players to see how skilled they are and what team will want them). During the NFL combine Payton was lighting up the sky, he was impressing many coaches, that almost every single team in the NFL wanted him. So after the combine he met with Chicago Bears head coach, Mike Ditka.
Tough times challenged a boy like Jesse James growing up in Missouri. Internal conflicts during the Civil War devastated the state. Missouri, a border state, tried to stay neutral, but it seemed that the people of Missouri held different ideas. Violence broke out between southern sympathizers who wanted to secede and those loyal to the Union. Jesse James, best known as a dangerous and ruthless thief, murdered many innocent people, but many in the deep south continued to regard him as a hero. Some compared James to Robin Hood and admired him for his daring deeds. Jesse James, like many of his contemporaries, experienced an innocent early childhood, until the atrocities of the Civil War transformed him into the marauder that history portrayed.
Eldrick Tont Woods was born December 30, 1975. Tiger, his nick name, grew up in California. Tiger began playing golf as a toddler. Through his early childhood, Tiger played in many junior ameture events. Due to the successes of young Tiger, he was invited to appear on many televisioin shows exploiting his unusual abilities. Tiger went to college at Stanford University, where he received a full ride scholarship to play golf. Tigers success continued. He went on to win several matches as well as the Collegiate Championship. Tiger would also, go on to win three consecutive Amatuer Championships.
In The Shawshank Redemption, a film directed by Frank Darabont, Friendship is a prominent theme that is explored throughout the story of Andy Dufresne, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding and their imprisonment and subsequent friendship. Darabont uses a range of techniques in this film to convey that theme of friendship, such as lighting, dialogue, music/score, Camera angles, mise-en-scene and camera shots.