Amer-I-Can
Michael Crawford
SBS318-01
Due: 4/11/05
"Amer-I-Can"
"5.2 yards per carry, never missed a game, won the rushing title every year but
one; there was a lot of contenders but if you have to select one, you have to pick Jim
(Brown) as the greatest running back in history"- Bob Costas
Multi-media, press, and prevalent negative propaganda would leave one to
believe that Athletes are, besides accumulating points, only capable of drug abuse,
domestic violence and extortion. Being a collegiate student-athlete, at times I too have
fallen prey to such malicious stereotypes. However, what may not be read about in
daily periodicals nor seen on the nightly news, are the positive things that athletes do
outside of their respective sports. For example, the proceeds and efforts of African-
born professional basketball player, Dikembe Mutombo to his native village, are rarely
mentioned. One would be hard-pressed to find any information about Atlanta......
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