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Old 01-10-2008, 04:08 PM   #1
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Interesting read:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...t&lid=tab2pos1

It's on the story of former Dallas Cowboy Clayton Holmes.
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Old 01-10-2008, 07:41 PM   #2
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Wow. How sad.
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Old 01-10-2008, 09:28 PM   #3
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pawned off 3 superbowl rings...jeez.
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Old 01-12-2008, 10:52 PM   #4
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It's hard to feel sorry for a guy who blew millions of dollars but reading that story I genuinely do feel bad for him. His mother beat him, his brother raped him, and his life up to now is just filled with so much rise and fall he could write a book about it.

The strange thing reading the article is that Clayton Holmes seems like an intelligent fellow despite everything that he's done, and knows that he screwed up his own life and wants to help others who may make the same mistake. It's good that an article like this came out about him, so people know that money and fame doesn't necessarily equate to a happy and productive life.
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Old 01-31-2008, 03:10 PM   #5
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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...t&lid=tab6pos2

Update: It appears his story has turned out a little better since the initial article. Now he's a Scientologist!
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