Donald Driver is a legend on Lambeau Field, even though he had difficulties in his early life. From homeless to hero, this is how Donald Driver had a pleasure playing the game, making every second, minute, and day count, and overcoming his obstacles through the love and support of his friends,family, and community on and off Lambeau field. Early Life Donald Driver was born on February 2, 1975. He had a rough childhood, living in the hood, mostly having no father like figure for most of his life. Donald also known as “Quickie” in his youth was an athletic child succeeding in football. He was fast as ever like his dad Marvin Driver, Jr. also known as the “Steel Toe” in football because of the legend that he kicked a football from one end …show more content…
Donald loved his grandpa, George Lofton dearly, but he was so negative and unsupportive that he never really uttered something nice. His grandpa didn’t care about Donald’s football career, but wanted him to get an education. Once Donald moved in with his grandparents, he went to Milby High School, an inner-city school in southeast Houston. Since Donald didn’t have a father like figure much in his life, he followed his older brother Moses around. If Moses played football, then Donald did, If Moses did track, Donald did. In Donald’s freshman and sophomore years he made the playoffs in football but the last two years they didn’t do very good. It was not until the fall of Donald’s senior year, where hesuffered deep disappointment. Donald got letters from small schools and also big schools like The University of Miami, Texas A&M, and the University of Michigan. However, he did not receive scholarship offers from any of the schools with the exception of Alcorn State. Alcorn State was where his former quarterback had went and he asked if the coaches could scout Donald. Even though Donald Driver wanted to go to a bigger college, he wanted a scholarship for a college, so he accepted Alcorn State University in …show more content…
With that sportsmanship Donald Driver's first broadcast, other then getting showered by cameras after winning game or after doing the Lambeau Leap,. Donald was able to participate in Dancing with the Stars, unsure at first, he quickly realized that it might be fun learning to dance. It was not until the last few rounds, that he knew that they had a clear shot to win. It was hard at first but with a lot of perseverance he was able to dance a lot better than before. In the final round, they had a chance to win and they took it, in the end Donald and his partner won “The Mirror Ball” for season 14. Following that Donald went on several different TV shows including, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, Kelly Ripa, and Katie Couric, which he had a lot of fun with. Donald was also able to start a successful charity and also go to Africa for it. Donald ended his career with 743 receiving yards, 10,137 yards, and 61 touchdowns, a legendary feat for him as well as the Packers. Donald persevered every time he was on the field and was a loving man off the field, which got him fame, a superbowl, a Mirror ball trophy, and a title of the leading receiver for the
Remember that boy in high school that was the star of the basketball team? He still holds most of the records for the team. He scored more points than anyone else in the school’s history. He never studied much because he was an athlete. His basketball skills were going to take him places. But high school ended and there are no more games to be played. Where is that former all-star now? In his poem “Ex-Basketball Player,” John Updike examines the life of a former high school basketball star. Flick Webb was a local hero, and he loved basketball. He never studied much in school or learned a trade because he was a talented athlete. Now years later, the only job Flick can find is working at the local gas station. He used to be a star, but now he just “sells gas, checks oil, and changes flats” (19-20). The purpose of Updike’s poem is to convince the reader that athletes should also focus on getting a good education.
African-American players are often negatively affected due to the prevalence of racism in the town. Ivory Christian, for instance, is a born-again Christian with aspirations to be a famous evangelist, but he is unable to pursue his dream due to his commitment to the football team. Because of this, the townspeople have unrealistic expectations of him and assume that he will put all his time and energy into football. Furthermore, there is a greater pressure on him to succeed...
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!!!
...orts. He set firsts for some things and re-iterated others. He is still a very large contributing influence in the football world today. He is currently a NFL analyzer. He is very smart and knowledgeable. But he didn't get to where he is now without struggle. Power and fame almost ruined him. Yet he was able to bounce back and use his experience to learn from and shape his future and create a positive outcome. He made it positive not only for himself but for others as well. He set his goals and was determined. One thing
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In that first season with the Colts, Luck threw for 4,374 yards and 23 touchdowns with 18 interceptions (76.5 passer rating). The following season, Luck performed at a higher level, throwing for 3,822 yards and 23 touchdowns with just nine interceptions (87.0 passer rating). 2014 was arguably Luck’s best season, throwing for 4,761 yards, 40 touchdowns and 16 interceptions with a 96.5 passer rating. Last season, Luck threw for 4,240 yards and 31 touchdowns with 13 interceptions (96.4 passer rating).
Donald Driver’s life wasn’t the best growing up. Donald grew up with four other kids i his family and his parents got divorced. Donald followed bad footsteps growing up but then he changed his mind and went to football and succeeded in football and made his dreams come true.
He broke the color barrier in the NFL (Britannica). Which can allow thousands of talented African Americans to be able to share their talent with others. Now that the protests are going on, Kenny’s name will most likely be mentioned. However, most people don’t know who he is. Kenny’s legacy will be remembered by the NFL and the fans. He is honored at the African American museum in Washington D.C for his outstanding work he had done for the people then and the people now. Most importantly, it will be remembered by the African Americans that are able to play now because of his
Although he had to move on campus to play for the team, but also take tests to determine which classes he would need to take a while doing so. After Darnell took the exams, he had to endure tutoring considering he was not at the level like other students who attended ESU. Darnell would act moderate, he would apply to upgrading his grades, but also improving at football. Throughout the movie, it shows how Darnell grows as a person, how his mindset has changed, by expressing how he feels, also by developing more experience throughout his start at a football career. Football players like Darnell Jefferson are lucky to be drafted by a college football team and to be assisted in improving their grades, all for either no money, plus he was being paid illegal financial donations by wealthy alumni which were so shown in the film. Darnell had been educated for free which may be usually viewed as unfair, for he has been offered an education that other students work hard for, only for it to be given away. Understanding that college football in this movie is very important, powerful enough to foster school
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Marcus Brown and Eddie Russo are best friends and stars of the basketball team at Long Island City High School. Marcus is black and Eddie is white, and everyone call them Black and White. They’ve found strength to break through the racial barrier, or at least they believe so themselves. They are inseparable, always having each other’s backs, both on and off the basketball court. With the ability to get whatever scholarship they want, their future is looking good. Their plan is to get sports scholarship to a prestigious university and go on to play professional basketball. When the boys turn to crime, their friendship is put on the line along with the bright future they had planned for. Will their mistake cost them the things they value the most?
There have been many great race car drivers through racing history, but almost none of them have achieved what Michael Schumacher has during his entire career. A motor sport enthusiast since childhood, Schumacher, whose career spawns from the late 80s up until now, has achieved almost everything a race car driver could wish for: world championships, lap records, most-wins, most podiums, countless awards, etc. This is why according to many experts he is one of the most important and influential sportsmen in Formula One history, and perhaps in racing history too.
After reading Hallway Hangers, a sense of the complex relationship between poverty and education is gained: it a dualistic one. In some views, education is a means out of poverty, yet those who grow up poor often have different opportunities, hopes, and experiences in their school years. During my time thus far at Colgate, I have participated and watched many sporting events on campus, and found that local families attend and cheer with as much enthusiasm as the students. Similarly, on National Athletes appreciation Day last year the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) ran a program at both the elementary and high schools in Hamilton, providing question and answer periods for the students and giving them skills clinics. The tremendous respect that I felt that the students gave me was overwhelming, not because I was just an athlete, but because I attended Colgate University. While observing the sporting events and the community outreach programs I realized then that Colgate is a virtual mecca for this area. So a double standard is evident: the presence of a relatively prestigious college is no doubt an inspiration to local students; but the reality of the matter is - how many of these youths could, and would, achieve a college diploma?