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February 02, 2007
Art Schlichter tries to rebuild...: He was once the quarterback of the future for the Indianapolis Colts, the Peyton Manning of his time. He was always the ultimate con man, a smooth talker who could separate people from their money faster than he could zip a football downfield.
posted by irunfromclones to football at 06:26 PM - 6 comments
Wanna BET he relapses? Okay, that was in poor taste and way too easy anyway! Seriously though I remember quite well when Art Schlichter was drafted and what high expectations there were. I couldn't help but think at that time, what a terrible waste of what should have been a promising career he had thrown away, and all for the sake of laying down some bets. His story though is certainly not unique....Baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose isn't in the Hall of Fame and probably won't get there until after he dies because of gambling. The last 30 game winner in Baseball, Denny McLain has spent years in prison after bilking business associates, family and friends out out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to try to continue to support his Gambling habit. I do wish Mr. Schlichter all the best and sincerely hope has finally exorcised his demons and can reconcile with those he has hurt...Most importantly, his Daughters.
posted by R_A_Mason at 12:53 AM on February 03, 2007
I had almost forgotten the story about Schlichter. I didn't realize that he had done as much time as he has; I thought he had merely drifted off to obscurity. As Mr. Dahlberg pointed out in his article, Schlichter wasn't the greatest QB ever to hit the league. I wonder how much his gambling might have contributed to that. I'm sure that being distracted by the gambling didn't help his mental preparation for the games.
posted by Howard_T at 05:54 AM on February 03, 2007
"I'm not a bad guy, I just made some bad decisions." Swindling, scamming, stealing, lying, and no telling what else pretty much qualifies you as a bad guy, Art. But you did verify the notion that a fool and his money are soon parted.
posted by mjkredliner at 10:55 AM on February 03, 2007
And, he was never the "Peyton Manning of his time."
posted by mjkredliner at 11:00 AM on February 03, 2007
Schlichter sounds like a classic case of a sociopath.I believe if you look at his early years you'll see something wrong,way beyond dysfunctional.If so therapy is useless. Denial is also part of the picture.Like Mike Tyson bad things will continue to happen.
posted by sickleguy at 03:39 PM on February 03, 2007
I was a big fan of his when I was a kid it's a shame that he put such a big burden on his family for his gambling I hope he gets his shit together for once and can finally lead a productive life I wish him the best of luck