So I was wondering about Marquise Walker last night...

and why he never panned out in the NFL.

Then I read his wiki bio.....yikes. Had no clue he's had 3 DUI's since leaving school.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquise_Walker

He'll still always be a 'hero' in my eyes:

How can you not understand the implecations, You have a talent you gonna make 6 figures for that talent for a brief period of time. Then you can do whatever you want. These guys need agents who make this sy=tuff clear.

Always loved Marquise Walker.

But if you want to read a depressing wiki bio of a former player, look no further than Tony Boles. Someone from MGoBlog pointed it out to me a couple weeks ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Boles It just goes from worse to worse to worse. I had no idea his life had gotten that out of control.

Tony's son Paris responded to one of my videos over Christmas. Part of me wanted to pm him to ask how his father was doing but I knew he obviously wasn't going to give personal information to a total stranger.

Hell the agents are just as reckless, if not more. Deadspin has been all over Pujols' agent (Boras, maybe?), digging up a bunch of dirt on that guy spanning the last decade or so.

Or then you've got GM's, like Cashman, who is a slimeball himself.

Not disagreeing with you though, lab.

WolverineHistorian wrote:

But if you want to read a depressing wiki bio of a former player, look no further than Tony Boles.


Tony's son Paris responded to one of my videos over Christmas. Part of me wanted to pm him to ask how his father was doing but I knew he obviously wasn't going to give personal information to a total stranger.

Never knew any of that link's info, WH/AGB, and wish I STILL didn't. I recall how I felt, in 1989, what a cruel blow it was to T.B. when he badly injured his knee, ending his Michigan career.

Changing to my own generation, my sophomore year, 1971, there was a very good running back named Billy
Taylor. That team (I preach to the choir, I know) finished 11-0, but lost to Stanford in the Rose (13-12).
He had a so-so game in the Rose---and for the same reasons we struggled to three-point wins over very
mediocre Purdue and OSU teams: no passing game whatsoever.

But right after that (1-1-72) game, BT's life just went straight to the bottom. I'm sure you've Wiki-ed it before,
as here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Taylor_(American_football) but the saddest part for me was this:
The people of his hometown Barberton, OH (a place which also produced his coach at U-M) took up a collection to buy plane fares and accommodations so BT's mother could go to Pasadena and see her son play. Only three days after the game, she died...the beginning of his descent into a horrific existence.

Billy Taylor's turnaround is an awesome story, though. I'm really happy he was able to get his life together. Here's hoping Boles can do the same.

I just read both Taylor's and Boles' wikis. I feel for Taylor. He seemed to take responsiblity for his actions. Boles' wiki gave me the feeling that he blames others for his problems.

I'm the same age as Boles, and I remember watching him play at UM. I hope he gets his act together. Maybe he should seek out Taylor for help.