TexasTerror
March 19th, 2006, 07:00 AM
Whether he was a I-AA backup or a I-A backup, this guy's story is just great. Love the fact he's from Nigeria, has amazing academics and someone has made such a nice impact for the Green Bay Packers...
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The face of ... Samkon Gado
Think going from Division I-AA backup to NFL starter is a big leap? You should see the one Samkon Gado plans to make next
By STEVE WISEMAN
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Turning his back would be easy now.
The good life is all around Samkon Gado.
His Green Bay Packers contract allows him a $330,000 salary. He has a college degree in health programs that, along with his MCAT score, has him ready for medical school once football is done.
But the sights and sounds of souls living in squalor embedded themselves in young Samkon Gado’s mind two decades ago, and he cannot forget them.
In his native Nigeria, generators supply rural homes with electricity a few hours a night. Water rationing is commonplace. Malaria, hepatitis A, meningitis and typhoid run rampant. Life expectancy is 46 years.
Samkon Gado’s first name translates as “truth.”
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/14134794.htm
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The face of ... Samkon Gado
Think going from Division I-AA backup to NFL starter is a big leap? You should see the one Samkon Gado plans to make next
By STEVE WISEMAN
[email protected]
Turning his back would be easy now.
The good life is all around Samkon Gado.
His Green Bay Packers contract allows him a $330,000 salary. He has a college degree in health programs that, along with his MCAT score, has him ready for medical school once football is done.
But the sights and sounds of souls living in squalor embedded themselves in young Samkon Gado’s mind two decades ago, and he cannot forget them.
In his native Nigeria, generators supply rural homes with electricity a few hours a night. Water rationing is commonplace. Malaria, hepatitis A, meningitis and typhoid run rampant. Life expectancy is 46 years.
Samkon Gado’s first name translates as “truth.”
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/14134794.htm