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Will RG3 be Ali or Frazier?

A sports marketer comments on the the draw of RG3, inadvertently echoing some of my arguments:

Ron Oswalt, CEO of Sports Marketing Experts, has been following Griffin since his high school football days. Throughout his career thus far, he said he has noticed a humility and maturity that, to him, makes RGIII unique.

“One advantage I believe he does have is the great education he received … and his military background and really strict upbringing,” he told CBSDC. “All of those things will really benefit him in the long run – [he is marketable] on and off the field.”

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7 Responses to Will RG3 be Ali or Frazier?

  1. Dude 12/29/2012 at 5:23 pm

    You’re supposed to have those qualities though. Sad when it’s extolled, especially when found in a black man. Almost makes me want to like Vick.

  2. ant 12/29/2012 at 6:15 pm

    Another RG3 article from Chuck. He must of thought RG3 is going to the Cowboys.

  3. jc 12/29/2012 at 6:20 pm

    If you have to draw a parallel with another black athlete why not Arthur Ashe Jr? His mother died young and his father was a disciplinarian. Ashe attended UCLA on a ROTC scholarship and was a commissioned army officer. Playing tennis is pure cornball but he did marry an attractive black woman.

  4. Dude 12/29/2012 at 8:18 pm

    Arthur Ashe Jr. looks like a black Woody Allen, the athletic version.

  5. Retrenched 12/29/2012 at 11:52 pm

    As a Cowboy fan I’m not looking forward to watching him beat their asses for the next 12-15 years or so.

    He seems like a good guy though. I just wish he played in a different division.

  6. Confused 12/30/2012 at 7:51 am

    I still don’t get the black community’s reaction to him. This is the QB they’ve been waiting for. As of this writing, he has the second highest passer rating on the ESPN stats. He’s only behind Green Bay’s Aaron Rogers. That’s completely insane for a player in his rookie season.

    As CH said, you’d think they’d be parading him around like a golden calf, but they seem determined to believe he’s not one of them.

    I’ll never understand blacks.

  7. ant 12/30/2012 at 12:35 pm

    @ Confused-Im black and I like RG3 ,but I don’t pay attention to the NFL in general.

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