Two young, supremely talented young athletes. Both major award-winners at the college level and the owners of distinctively similar nicknames. But that is where their common ground ends and their careers take dramatically different paths, one an unfolding tragedy and the other a triumph thus far.
Quarterback Johnny "Football" Manziel is only 23, but the former Heisman Trophy winner has already been the center of enough misconduct to last a lifetime, the most recent of which got him released by the Cleveland Browns. Meanwhile, Hobey Baker Award-winning winger Johnny "Hockey" Gaudreau, 22, of the Calgary Flames is establishing himself as an undersized NHL star and admirable person in his community.
Here's a timeline of their diverging paths:
(SI.com)
No comments:
Post a Comment