Todd Marinovich

[buckeyemania11]

Todd Marinovich Arrested on Felony Drug Possession, Resisting Police Officer - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

"(Marinovich) was found hiding in a carport about 1:30 a.m. (Sunday), police Sgt. Evan Sailor said. After searching Marinovich, police found about one gram of methamphetamine, a metal spoon and a hypodermic needle, Sailor said.

"Marinovich was charged with possession of a controlled substance, which is a felony, as well as unauthorized possession of a hypodermic needle and resisting a police officer, both misdemeanors."

He is still in Orange County jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. If convicted of the felony, Marinovich could be facing serious jail time, considering "Orange County court records show Marinovich has pleaded guilty or no contest to drug violations or resisting a police officer on at least four occasions since 1997."

 

[scooter1369]

And the downward spiral is complete. Took longer than I expected.

 

[gregorylee]

He always was the smrat noe

 

[BB73]

If he could have had a few Big Macs when he was a kid, this never would have happened.

 

[NFBuck]

If he could have had a few Big Macs when he was a kid, this never would have happened.

Yep. Way to go dad! Bang-up job!

 

[osugrad21]

Long read but a good read...

Link

Todd Marinovich: The Man Who Never Was

Twenty years ago, he was guaranteed to be one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game of football. Engineered to be. He was drafted ahead of Brett Favre. Today he's a recovering junkie. This month he was arrested again. Scenes from the chaotic life of a boy never designed to be a man.
By Mike Sager

Todd at sixteen months: He ate fresh vegetables, drank raw milk, and teethed on frozen kidneys.



The Fallbrook Midget Chiefs are fanned out across the field on a sunny autumn day in southern California, two dozen eighth graders in red helmets and bulbous pads. Whistles trill and coaches bark, mothers camp in folding chairs in the welcoming shade of the school building, younger siblings romp. Fathers hover on the periphery, wincing with every missed tackle and dropped pass.
Into this tableau ambles a tall man with faded-orange hair cropped close around a crowning bald spot, giving him the aspect of a tonsured monk. His face is all angles, his fair skin is sunburned and heavily freckled, his lips are deeply lined, the back of his neck is weathered like an old farmer's. He is six foot five, 212 pounds, the same as when he reported for duty twenty-one years ago as a redshirt freshman quarterback at the University of Southern California, the Touchdown Club's 1987 national high school player of the year. The press dubbed him Robo Quarterback; he was the total package. His Orange County high school record for all-time passing yardage, 9,182, stood for more than two decades.
Now he is thirty-nine, wearing surfer shorts and rubber flip-flops. He moves toward the field in the manner of an athlete, loose limbed and physically confident, seemingly unconcerned, revealing nothing of the long and tortured trail he's left behind.

A coach hustles out to meet the party. He is wearing an Oakland Raiders cap. "Todd Marinovich!" he declares. "Would you mind signing these?" He produces a stack of bubble-gum cards. As Todd signs, everybody gathers and cops a squat. Somebody tosses him a football, like a speaking stick.



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[brodybuck21]

I remember alot of stuff in the news about him but to get the entire story is crazy. What a life....

 

[WoodyWorshiper]

Yep. Way to go dad! Bang-up job!

Exactly right. Mr. Marijuanavich forgot one thing in his quest to "manufacture" the greatest QB in the history of football. He forgot that the game is supposed to be FUN. Sadly, Todd never got to enjoy the actual game itself as he was being pressed into "future superstardom." As was posted earlier, I too am surprised that it took this long to hit rock bottom.

Peace.

 

[Sportsbuck28]

JD's character in Friday Night Lights is supposedly based on him..