Old Tiger
08-28-2007, 12:03 AM
I did a history on Vick. Talked about his up bringing, high school career, college career, nfl career, and incidents with the law and other things like that. Tell me what you think so far
Michael Vick was born an African-American on June 26, 1990 in Newport News, Virginia. Born into a financially unstable household he was raised by his teenage mother Brenda Vick, sixteen, and father Michael Boddie, seventeen. Vick has three other siblings; Christina, who is the oldest, Marcus, and Courtney, who are the younger. All of the children grew up in a housing project where kids are forced to commit crimes in order to obtain money.
Vick's father , Michael Boddie, spent two and a half years serving for the United States Army then went on to find many different jobs but finally found stability working in a shipyard working as a sand blaster and spray-painter. His mother, Brenda Vick, found her financial assistance working at a local K Mart and driving a school bus. Michael's grandparents also helped to provide financial assistance with the four kids that Brenda and Michael were raising.
Vick first came to prominence while attending Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News. As a freshmen, he impressed many with his athletic ability, throwing for over 400 yards in a game that year. After Vick's freshmen year he and then coach Tommy Reamon moved onto Warwick high school when Homer. L Ferguson High was shut down for a school building modernization project. Vick impressed many scouts throughout his career and signed a letter of intent to play college football at the university of Virginia Tech. His freshmen year of college he was red shirted which means he must sit out one year but will retain his 4 years of eligibility. In first game he scored three rushing touchdowns in just over one quarter of play. Vick was invited to the Heisman Memorial trophy presentation where he finished third behind Ron Dayne and Joe Hamilton. Vick saw the chance to gain financial success at the end of his red shirt sophomore season and elected to go into the NFL draft.
In the 2001 NFL draft Michael Vick was the first overall selection by the Atlanta Falcons. Vick made his NFL debut on September 9, 2001 against the San Francisco 49ers but saw limited action. He became a full time starter and a MVP candidate in his second year in the NFL. He was elected to his first Pro Bowl in only his second year in the league. Michael Vick was selected to be on the cover of the most popular football game franchise ever, Madden Football 2004, and was subject to the “Madden Curse.” Shortly after being named the cover athlete of the famed franchise Vick was playing in a pre-season game and decided to run the ball while cutting, he managed to fracture his fibula, which put him out for 11 games of the season.
Michael Vick's controversies and incidents began in 2004 when two men driving a vehicle owned by Vick was pulled over and arrested for distribution of marijuana. His coach at the time Dan Reeves lectured Vick over choosing the right friends and the importance of reputation. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted Reeves as having told Vick “You are an Atlanta Falcon...Whatever you do is going to be a reflection on all of us, not just you.” Later on that year in October Vick and members of his party were at an airport on their way to Newport News, Virginia. While they were passing through a checkpoint one of his party members stole a watch that belonged to a security screener. The following year in March of 2005 a woman filed a civil lawsuit against Vick alleging she contracted genital herpes from Vick, in the autumn of 2002, and that he failed to inform her that he had the disease. She further alleged that Vick had visited clinics under the alias “Ron Mexico” to get treatments and thus he knew of his condition. The case was settled out of court on April 24, 2006 for an undisclosed amount. On November 26, 2006 the Falcons suffered a loss to the New Orleans Saints an in apparent reactions to fans booing Vick made an obscene gesture at fans, holding up two middle fingers. He was fined $10,000 by the NFL for the gesture and agreed to donate another $10,000 to charity. A couple of months later in January of 2007 Vick surrendered a water bottle which had a hidden compartment to the security personnel at a airport in Miami. “The compartment was hidden by the bottle's label so that it appeared to be a full bottle of water when held upright,” police said. Test results indicated that there were no illegal substance in the water bottle and Vick was cleared of any wrong doing. Also in 2007, Michael Boddie, his father, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that around 2001, Vick was staging dogfights in the garage of the family's home in Newport News and kept fighting dogs in the family's backyard.
Michael Vick was born an African-American on June 26, 1990 in Newport News, Virginia. Born into a financially unstable household he was raised by his teenage mother Brenda Vick, sixteen, and father Michael Boddie, seventeen. Vick has three other siblings; Christina, who is the oldest, Marcus, and Courtney, who are the younger. All of the children grew up in a housing project where kids are forced to commit crimes in order to obtain money.
Vick's father , Michael Boddie, spent two and a half years serving for the United States Army then went on to find many different jobs but finally found stability working in a shipyard working as a sand blaster and spray-painter. His mother, Brenda Vick, found her financial assistance working at a local K Mart and driving a school bus. Michael's grandparents also helped to provide financial assistance with the four kids that Brenda and Michael were raising.
Vick first came to prominence while attending Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News. As a freshmen, he impressed many with his athletic ability, throwing for over 400 yards in a game that year. After Vick's freshmen year he and then coach Tommy Reamon moved onto Warwick high school when Homer. L Ferguson High was shut down for a school building modernization project. Vick impressed many scouts throughout his career and signed a letter of intent to play college football at the university of Virginia Tech. His freshmen year of college he was red shirted which means he must sit out one year but will retain his 4 years of eligibility. In first game he scored three rushing touchdowns in just over one quarter of play. Vick was invited to the Heisman Memorial trophy presentation where he finished third behind Ron Dayne and Joe Hamilton. Vick saw the chance to gain financial success at the end of his red shirt sophomore season and elected to go into the NFL draft.
In the 2001 NFL draft Michael Vick was the first overall selection by the Atlanta Falcons. Vick made his NFL debut on September 9, 2001 against the San Francisco 49ers but saw limited action. He became a full time starter and a MVP candidate in his second year in the NFL. He was elected to his first Pro Bowl in only his second year in the league. Michael Vick was selected to be on the cover of the most popular football game franchise ever, Madden Football 2004, and was subject to the “Madden Curse.” Shortly after being named the cover athlete of the famed franchise Vick was playing in a pre-season game and decided to run the ball while cutting, he managed to fracture his fibula, which put him out for 11 games of the season.
Michael Vick's controversies and incidents began in 2004 when two men driving a vehicle owned by Vick was pulled over and arrested for distribution of marijuana. His coach at the time Dan Reeves lectured Vick over choosing the right friends and the importance of reputation. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted Reeves as having told Vick “You are an Atlanta Falcon...Whatever you do is going to be a reflection on all of us, not just you.” Later on that year in October Vick and members of his party were at an airport on their way to Newport News, Virginia. While they were passing through a checkpoint one of his party members stole a watch that belonged to a security screener. The following year in March of 2005 a woman filed a civil lawsuit against Vick alleging she contracted genital herpes from Vick, in the autumn of 2002, and that he failed to inform her that he had the disease. She further alleged that Vick had visited clinics under the alias “Ron Mexico” to get treatments and thus he knew of his condition. The case was settled out of court on April 24, 2006 for an undisclosed amount. On November 26, 2006 the Falcons suffered a loss to the New Orleans Saints an in apparent reactions to fans booing Vick made an obscene gesture at fans, holding up two middle fingers. He was fined $10,000 by the NFL for the gesture and agreed to donate another $10,000 to charity. A couple of months later in January of 2007 Vick surrendered a water bottle which had a hidden compartment to the security personnel at a airport in Miami. “The compartment was hidden by the bottle's label so that it appeared to be a full bottle of water when held upright,” police said. Test results indicated that there were no illegal substance in the water bottle and Vick was cleared of any wrong doing. Also in 2007, Michael Boddie, his father, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that around 2001, Vick was staging dogfights in the garage of the family's home in Newport News and kept fighting dogs in the family's backyard.